Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
Max. size: |
3.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
South America: middle rio Madeira and Purus in Brazil. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 26-26. Leptotocinclus madeirae can be diagnosed from its congener L. ctenistus by the absence of a median series of abdominal plates (vs. presence of median series of plates, arranged in one single row) and by having 1-2 (except one specimen with 3) lateral abdominal plates (vs. 3-6). It further differs by having smaller size of the preanal plate (1.5-6.4% SL vs. 7.0-12.0% SL) (Ref. 116855).
Description: anal fin i,5; pelvic fin i,5 (Ref. 116855). |
Biology: |
Collected from blackwater creeks and small rivers (Ref. 116855). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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