| Family: |
Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes), subfamily: Corydoradinae |
| Max. size: |
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3.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with extremely narrow frontal bone, its width conspicuously smaller than half of its entire length; anterior portion of infraorbital 1 with strongly reduced laminar expansion, not reaching or at same level as posterior margin of nasal capsule; presence of dorsal-fin spinelet (Ref. 129024). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits highly transparent brownish water (tea colored), up to one meter depth, with moderate current, and substrate composed of sand, gravel and larger rocks (typical at the rio Capivara, a tributary to the rio Paraguaçu basin). Found in syntopy with Characidium clistenesi, and both species were observed to forage next to each other, with no conspicuous interactions (Ref. 129024). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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