| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Oyapock, Mana, Maroni, Suriname, Corantijn and Essequibo River basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in rapids where it lives in the rocky anfractuosities in the strong current zones. The length of the male snout bristles might be related with the hierarchic level of the individual within the population. Fished by harpoons or bows in the shallow zones (Ref. 35381). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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