| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Upper Negro River basin, including Canal Casiquiare basin in Venezuela. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Body charcoal gray to black with white spots and a white band in the caudal fin. Dorsal base length to caudal depth ratio, 3.2-3.5 SL. Lateral line plates 23-25; dorsal plates 6-7; interdorsal plates 5-7; adipose-caudal plates 7-8; folded dorsal fin plates 11-12; and postanal plates 11-12 (Ref. 40437). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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