Diagnostic Description
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Head and cheek musculature hypertrophied, head shape square in dorsal view; first pectoral fin ray prolonged as a thin, short filament; tip of pelvic fin when depressed not reaching the anus; pectoral fin rays 7-8; pelvic fin short, not extending posteriorly to reach the anus; premaxilla with outer row teeth incisiform, not spatulate (Ref. 52833).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analsoft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 38 - 39
Trophic Strategy
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Found in a small, clear-water stream with sandy bottom at an elevation of approximately 4,050 m (Ref. 52833). Feeds on aquatic insects (Ref. 52833).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Found in a small, clear-water stream with sandy bottom at an elevation of approximately 4,050 m (Ref. 52833). Feeds on aquatic insects (Ref. 52833).
