Also known as the Gold Marbel Bristlenose or the Reticulated Bristlenose, the Claro Bristlenose is named for the Rio Claro – one of the rivers in which it is found. These fish are endemic to the Rio Cuiaba basin in Brazil where they tend to inhabit flowing bodies of water with rocky substrate. Claro Bristlenose have a base coloration of dark brown with a white abdomen. These fish are covered in an irregular, reticlated pattern of pale markings which give it a marbled appearance. Banding on the dorsal and caudal fins is irregular and the snout tentacles in males of the species may exhibit pale spots.