| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
3.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Atlantic coast of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6. With 17-20 premaxillary and 14-16 dentary teeth on each jaw element; presence of 2 or more series of ventrally downturned odontodes on anteroventral rostral margin; head and snout deeply sculptured; 3 large and conspicuous odontode crests on supraoccipital: median crest with 3-4 series, lateral crests with 2 series of large odontodes; fourth infraorbital very large and broadly convex, presence of pair of preanal platelets preceded by 2 or more platelets. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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