Loricariidae

Sneaky Pixy Catfish

Hisonotus heterogaster

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hisonotus heterogaster is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is known only from the type locality, a stream which is a tributary of the Soturno River, in the western Jacuí River basin, in the municipality of Júlio de Castilhos in Rio Grande do Sul.