Diagnostic Description
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A small species; eyes appear to face slightly upward; jaw length only slightly sexually dimorphic; predorsal midline fully scaled, 13 to 19.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11
Biology
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Found in sand or gravel-bottom creeks flowing through rainforest, usually within about 20 km from the sea (Ref. 2847). Appears limited to small streams close to the coast in fresh and brackish waters (Ref. 34009).