Author: Pastana & Ohara, 2016
Comments: Type locality of this species is a clear water river 40 m wide, 0.5-2 m deep, with swift current, rocky bottom, and reduced riparian vegetation, probably due to anthropogenic activities. Syntopic species included were <i>Ancistrus</i> sp., <i>Characidium</i> aff. <i>zebra</i>, <i>Crenicichla pellegrini</i>, <i>Eigenmannia</i> gr. <i>trilineata</i>, <i>Farlowella amazonum </i>, <i>Gymnotus coropinae</i>, <i>Helogenes marmoratus</i>, <i>Hyphessobrycon</i> sp., <i>Leporinus maculatus</i>, <i>Moenkhausia comma</i>, <i>Moenkhausia collettii </i>, <i>Otocinclus mura</i>, <i>Pimelodella</i> cf. <i>howesi</i>, <i>Poptella compressa</i>,  <i>Satanoperca jurupari</i> and <i>Tatia dunni</i>. The stomach contents of the two paratypes included nematoids, chironomids larvae, unidentified vegetal fragments and sediments (Ref. 128639).