| Main Ref. | Lima, F.C.T. and M.R. Britto, 2020 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Males with slightly elongated, lanceolated urogenital papilla, as other Corydoradinae; with well-developed, numerous odontodes over lateral portions of head, pectoral girdle, and pectoral spines, especially developed at cheeks and opercle, while all females only possess small, scattered odontodes over lateral portions of head and pectoral girdle; head profile of males somewhat more rounded than overall pointed head profile of females (Ref. 138446). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | angular |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a distinct broad vertical bar on head, at the level of the eye (mask) and an overall light background color, without large blotches or stripes on body or fins; with two to four blotches along the midline, and a broad vertical bar on head narrower at the level of the eye and extending over the entire opercle; posterior margin of pectoral-fin spine with serrations directed towards the tip of the spine (Ref. 138446). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |