| Family: |
Scoloplacidae (Spiny dwarf catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
1.61 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Brazil. Rio Aripuanã, a right-bank tributary of the middle rio Madeira (Ref. 79026). |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 25-27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following unique characters: ventral midline plates between the anus and caudal peduncle has 2 longitudinal parallel rows of odontodes not covered by skin; all rays of pectoral and pelvic fins simple, unbranched; large specimens with odontodes in abdominal area between pelvic-fin bases and immediately anterior to genital papilla; mesethmoid has a thickened triangular anterior process; and larger specimens with small odontodes on first and second pelvic-fin rays (Ref. 79026). |
| Biology: |
This species was found among leaf litter in small clearwater tributaries of the middle part of rio Aripuanã (Ref. 79026). |
| 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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