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Hisonotus heterogaster

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Species of catfish

Hisonotus heterogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species: H. heterogaster
Binomial name
Hisonotus heterogaster
Carvalho & Reis, 2011

Hisonotus heterogaster is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Jacuí River basin and the Lagoa dos Patos system in Brazil. It reaches 4.3 cm (1.7 inches) SL.

Hisonotus heterogaster was described in 2011 by Tiago P. Carvalho (of the Pontifical Xavierian University) and Roberto E. Reis (of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul) as part of a taxonomic review of Hisonotus species in the Lagoa dos Patos system, alongside five other species: H. notopagos, H. brunneus, H. vireo, H. carreiro, and H. prata. The type locality of H. heterogaster is stated to be a stream known as the Arroio Felício near the road between Júlio de Castilhos and Nova Palma.

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hisonotus heterogaster Carvalho & Reis, 2011". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hisonotus heterogaster". FishBase.
  3. Carvalho, Tiago & Reis, Roberto. (2011). Taxonomic review of Hisonotus Eigenmann & Eigenmann (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology. 9. 1-48. 10.1590/S1679-62252011000100001.
Taxon identifiers
Hisonotus heterogaster


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