| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
9.85 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: rio Jequitinhonha and rio Sao Francisco in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Presence of a crown of regularly long-bristle-like odontodes on the anterior and lateral snout margins; prominent cleithrum; very depressed body, its depth more than twice in pectoral girdle width (Ref. 32949). |
| Biology: |
Found in a rocky and sandy area. Nocturnal. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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