| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon River basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 28-27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the presence of an elongated dark spot along the middle caudal-fin branched rays, not involving the lanceolate plates at the base of
the fin; the spot is typically extended over equal number of upper- and lower-lobe branched rays 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: 09 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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