Author: Lima, Neves & Campos-Paiva, 2013
Comments: Occurs in a mid-small size river with width up to 8 m, in a moderate slope with clear and cold water, with transparency of about 2 m.  The river is characterized by mainly turbulent water flow , with alternating areas of currents and pools, though a predominance of moderate to strong drifts. The substrate is composed of rocks and sand. Collected together with <i>Astyanax bimaculatus</i> (Linnaeus), <i>Callichthys callichthys</i> (Linnaeus), <i>Geophagus brasiliensis</i> (Quoy & Gaimard), <i>Rhamdia quelen</i> (Quoy & Gaimard) and <i>Poecilia reticulata</i> Peters (Ref. 94155).