Author: (Meek, 1912)
FBname: Turrubarés toothcarp
Comments: Lives in estuaries along the coast, in brooks, creeks and swift rivers, up to an elevation of 120 m.  Swims at the surface or near bottom in shallow waters, over sandy or muddy substrate.  Most abundant near mouth of rivers and feeds on filamentous algae, diatoms, detritus and ooze (Ref. 36880).  Occasionally found with <i>Anableps dowi</i>.