Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished from all its congeners from the Orinoco basin by the following combination of characters: no bony hooks on fins of males; snout length 9.9-15.2% of HL; 4-6 teeth in the maxilla; and 17 teeth in the dentary (Ref. 85795).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 20 - 21; Vertebrae: 32
