| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
4.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: left bank of Rio Paraiba do Sul in southeastern Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 30-30. Diagnosed uniquely from its congeners by the reduction or absence of azygous plates in front of the nuchal plate. Differs further from its congeners by the presence of a minute lateral cusp in the teeth, wider body, anterior and lateral profile of head rounded, broad distal profile of the paired fins, and lower number of vertebrae (Ref. 56057). |
| Biology: |
Known from stony piedmont tributaries of the left bank of Rio Paraíba do Sul. |
| 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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