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Transancistrus santarosensis (Tan & Armbruster, 2012) |
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photo by
Aguirre, W. |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.68 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Known only from the type locality, the Río Santa Rosa (Gulf of Guayaquil drainage) near the southern coast of Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Can be diagnosed from all other members of the Chaetostoma group by having plates on the tip of the snout (except for a central region at the extreme anterior edge), but lacking plates laterally on the head (Ref. 89823). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 September 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||