| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
3.73 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: tributaries to the rio Verde, a tributary to the upper rio Paraná basin in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 29-29. Distinguished from all congeners by having the following characters: 19-31 premaxillary teeth
(vs. 10-20); 18-27 dentary teeth (vs. 11-19); caudal peduncle depth 6.2-7.6% (vs. 7.6-11.5% SL); dorsal-fin spinelet rectangular in shape (vs. triangular or quadrangular); suture in the posteromesial portion of the paired basipterygium long- same size of the basipterygium medial cartilage (vs. suture smaller-one to two third of the basipterygium medial cartilage) (Ref. 93039).
Description: pectoral-fin spine with odontodes (Ref. 93039). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 May 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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