| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Atlantic coastal drainages from Maroni to Kaw River basins in French Guiana. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits stony rivulets (Ref. 6868); has been collected in little forest tributaries (3 to 4 m wide) with shallow depth, rocky bottom, strong current, often with cascades. Likewise, during the dry season, it has been found in a split brook with very little water input, where only 2 species of Rivulus (R. igneus and R. cladophorus were present, thus suggesting that Lithoxus is a pioneer species which is capable of colonizing difficult environments which are nutritionally poor (Ref. 35381). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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