Author: Bussing, 1967
Remark: Redescribed (as <i>Cheirodon terrabae</i>) in Fink & Weitzman (1974).
Comments: Inhabits creeks and river backwaters in current of low to moderate velocity.  Found between 0 and 680 m elevation.  Abounds on shorelines with considerable vegetation.  Ingests "aufwuchs", filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 36880).