| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
7.68 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Known only from the type locality, the Río Santa Rosa (Gulf of Guayaquil drainage) near the southern coast of Ecuador. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Can be diagnosed from all other members of the Chaetostoma group by having plates on the tip of the snout (except for a central region at the extreme anterior edge), but lacking plates laterally on the head (Ref. 89823). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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