| Family: |
Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
5.87 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 25-28; Vertebrae: 47-47. Pectoral fin with 8 branched rays; pelvic fin originating posterior to last dorsal fin ray ; maxillary barbel short, reaching base or middle portion of pectoral fin (Ref. 38033). |
| Biology: |
Collected from a small stream, with black water and sandy bottom covered with debris (Ref. 38033). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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