Author: (Steindachner, 1878)
Remark: New combination in Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1889:44). Complementary description by Weber (1992:26).
Comments: May be found in rivers with strong current but prefers backwaters (Ref. 26543).  Feeds on detritus and periphyton on submerged trunks and aquatic macrophytes (Ref. 26543).