| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
4.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Arroyo Tirica in Misiones, Argentina. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7. Presence of 20-22 lateral plates; 5 branched anal-fin rays. Absence of pad on snout tip. Blunt and deep snout, snout 45.5-50.9% in HL; eye 13.4-17.1% in HL. Absence of predorsal unpaired plates. Vent completely covered by two rows of large lateral platelets and one median series with irregular plates (Ref. 72404). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits stream with two different environment, one which has the natural vegetation of the region and the other one which has introduced coniferous trees. This fish occurs in the portion of the stream where a plantation of small coniferous trees exposes the brook completely to sunlight (Ref. 72404). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 28 November 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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