Australoheros tembe (Casciotta, Gómez & Toresanni 1995)

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 5 - 6; Analsoft rays: 7 - 9

Inhabits a moderately fast flowing stream with substrate consisting of mud, sand, sand with gravel or bedrock. Adults were collected in zones with little current, 0.5-1 m deep, and rocky or sandy bottom. However, juveniles often occur in zones 0.2-0.3m deep, with sandy bottom and macrophytes.