| Family: |
Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
25.1 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 302.5 g |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
America: trans-Andean region of Colombia to southern Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species has the following characters: pigmented body; functional eyes; dorsal fin base 14.4-19.4% of SL; origin of adipose fin anterior to the anus; maxillary barbels extend beyond pelvic fin origin; adipose fin insertion closer to the dorsal fin than to the caudal fin; brown body with a distinct lateral longitudinal dark band (Ref. 108688). |
| Biology: |
This species occupies main channel of rivers and streams, either with turbid waters and high sediment loads or with transparent waters and few nutrients. It prefers pools and slow-flowing waters of different depths and has plant material deposits and heavy substrates such as rocks and stones which serve as shelter for this fish during the day (Ref. 108688). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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