| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
3.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Córrego da Branca and córrego Roncador, rio Tocantins basin in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 31-31. Description: Dorsal fin ii,6-7; anal fin i,5; pectoral fin i,5-6; pelvic fin i,5 (Ref. 99822). |
| Biology: |
Occurs on flat areas of the córrego da Branca and córrego Roncador, rio Tocantins basin, in areas with shallow clear waters, about 1 m depth and median to fast current flow. Found in association with the vegetation that covers the bottom and the border of the headwaters (Ref. 99822). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 22 December 2020 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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