Diagnostic Description
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Second dorsal fin and anal fin 9 soft rays (Dorsal fins VI-I, 9); membrane of last ray of first dorsal fin connected to base of second dorsal fin origin in males; pectoral rays usually 16; anterior portion of upper jaw with 12-16 tricuspid teeth in males, 24-32 in females; 3-5 conical teeth in posterior portion of both jaws in males and females; posterior 2-3 conical teeth enlarged and canine-like in males; single pair of broad and flattened lobes, obscuring most of urogenital papillae in males and absent in females; female urogenital papillae rectangular and retracted into sheath-like groove; male upper lip and snout golden yellow, diffusing posteriorly into golden yellow flecks along dorsal half of trunk to caudal peduncle; basal two thirds of dorsal and pectoral fins golden yellow, second dorsal fin with pearl white spot outlining small dark spot medially at ray one (Ref. 79611).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9
Trophic Strategy
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Collected in clear, rocky streams running through rainforest from 30-230m elevation.
Biology
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Collected in clear, rocky streams running through rainforest from 30-230m elevation.
