Author: Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2013
Comments: Found in moderate to fast-flowing streams, with a substrate of rocks and sand and margins covered by aquatic vegetation. Occurs in association with loose stones, on the streambed.  Syntopic throughout its distributional range with <i>Astyanax</i> sp., <i>Characidium</i> sp., <i>Geophagus brasiliensis</i>, <i>Harttia cf. carvalhoi</i>, <i>Imparfinis</i> sp., <i>Neoplecostomus microps</i>, <i>Trichomycterus cf. alternatus</i>, and <i>Trichomycterus</i> sp. (Ref. 93835).