Author: Ramos, Lustosa-Costa, Barros-Neto & Barbosa, 2021
Comments: This species Is generally found in fastflowing rivers with clean water, rock-and-gravel bottoms and a sandy substrate. The marginal vegetation is mainly dense shrubs and sparse trees.  It was collected in association with other loricariid species: <i>Hypostomus pusarum, Rhamdia quelen, Astyanax bimaculatus, Astyanax fasciatus, Compsura heterura, Characidium bimaculatum, Crenicichla brasiliensis, Hoplias
  malabaricus, Leporinus piau, Poecilia reticulata, Serrapinnus piaba, Steindachnerina notonota</i>, and <i>Triportheus signatus</i> (Ref. 124638).