| Referência no. | Géry, J., 1977 |
| Ecossistema | Amazon |
| Estado | native |
| Abundância | abundant (always seen in some numbers) |
| Fase de vida | adults |
| Base de dados regional | |
| Notas | Most abundant fish species, common in floodplain lakes of white water rivers of the Amazon basin; especially the rivers Amazonas and Solimões (J.C. Malta, pers.comm. 06/11). |