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Scoloplax baskini Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008 |
| Family: | Scoloplacidae (Spiny dwarf catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 1.61 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. Rio Aripuanã, a right-bank tributary of the middle rio Madeira (Ref. 79026). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 25-27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following unique characters: ventral midline plates between the anus and caudal peduncle has 2 longitudinal parallel rows of odontodes not covered by skin; all rays of pectoral and pelvic fins simple, unbranched; large specimens with odontodes in abdominal area between pelvic-fin bases and immediately anterior to genital papilla; mesethmoid has a thickened triangular anterior process; and larger specimens with small odontodes on first and second pelvic-fin rays (Ref. 79026). | |||
| Biology: | This species was found among leaf litter in small clearwater tributaries of the middle part of rio Aripuanã (Ref. 79026). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||