Author: Boeseman, 1953
Remark: This species may be related to <i>P. semifasciata</i> but it does not have the extended black stripe of that species.  It occurs with <i>P. filamentosa</i> and <i>Copella</i> species in small streams and backwaters. Eschmeyer, 1998:1615; Galvis, Mojica, Rodriguez, 1989:121.