Transancistrus santarosensis (Tan & Armbruster, 2012)
Transancistrus santarosensis
photo by Aguirre, W.

Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae
Max. size:  7.68 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Known only from the type locality, the Río Santa Rosa (Gulf of Guayaquil drainage) near the southern coast of Ecuador.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Can be diagnosed from all other members of the Chaetostoma group by having plates on the tip of the snout (except for a central region at the extreme anterior edge), but lacking plates laterally on the head (Ref. 89823).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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