Diagnostic Description
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Description: Dorsal fin with 8- 9 rays (one specimen with 6 dorsal rays, with apparently regenerating posteriormost dorsal rays), first ray unbranched; anal fin with 1-3 rays, first ray unbranched; pectoral fin with one spine and six branched rays; pelvic fin with one unbranched and five branched rays; Body with irregular dark blotches, ranging from rounded to narrow bands and noticeable on most specimens (Ref. 103265).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analsoft rays: 1 - 3; Vertebrae: 28 - 29
Biology
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Found in high gradient stream and rapids, over mostly boulder substrate (Ref. 103265).
