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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Hisonotus: Greek, isos = equal + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Facultative air-breathing in the genus; It is found in rivers with marginal or submerged vegetation (Ref. 128933).
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Zawadzki, C.H., F.F. Roxo and W.J. da Graça, 2016. Hisonotus pachysarkos, a new species of cascudinho from the rio Ivaí basin, upper rio Paraná system, Brazil (Loricariidae: Otothyrinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 26:373-383. (Ref. 128933)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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