| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae |
| 12.03 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| South America: Lower Iguazú River basin above the Iguazú Falls in Argentina. Distributional range extends upstream of the Misiones Province, Argentina into the neighboring state of Paraná, Brazil. |
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| Relatively common only in the main channel of the Iguazú River, where they can be observed in schools on the flat-rock substrate from the walkways over the river grazing on periphyton. Always encountered in direct association with flat slab-like exposed rocky bottoms with epiphyte growths, never above gravel or soft sediment-covered bottoms. Grazes on periphyton (Ref. 104794). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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