| Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Sarcoglanidinae |
| 1.87 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| South America: stream tributary to Javaés River, Araguaia River basin in Brazil. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 33-33. Vertebrae, 33, excluding Weberian complex and compound caudal centrum. |
| Inhabits shallow, narrow, clear water, moderately swift-flowing stream. Found buried in the sand. Feeds on Diptera larvae and a cladoceran species. |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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