| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
6.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: basins of the Essequibo (Guyana) and Nickerie (Surinam) rivers. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the presence of an elongated dark spot along the median caudal-fin branched rays, involving the lanceolate plates at the base of the fin; this spot is typically extended over an equal number of branched rays of both the upper and lower lobes and along more than two thirds of the ray length (Ref. 84367). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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