Diagnostic Description
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Description: one of the smallest species of the genus; head relatively short; frontal profile steep; rays of dorsal and anal fin less elongated that those of congeners; males only slightly larger than females, with a somewhat more massively developed head (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body dark gray-brown; scales with light margins (Ref. 52307).
Biology
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Rheophilic; pair-bonding and cave spawning species; in contrast to congeners, it seems the male guards eggs andwrigglers, while the female is primarily engaged in defending the territory (Ref. 52307).
