| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Loricariinae |
| Max. size: |
12.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Tocantins River, above Tucurui dam in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Head and body deep; short head, 4.1-4.6 times in SL. Body and head yellow to brown , inconspicuously dotted. Ventral surface of head and upper lip darker than the rest of the uniformly, plain yellow body. Abdomen densely plated, plates reduced in size. Pectoral spine short, 3.9 - 4.5 times in SL. Keeled lateral plates, 29-30. Supraopercle not covered by skin. Rictal barbels reduced and attached to the lower lip by a short membrane. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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