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Loricariidae
Sneaky Pixy Catfish
Hisonotus heterogaster
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallHisonotus 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.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Hisonotus
- Maximum length
- 4.3 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: tributaries of the rio Jacuí drainage, laguna dos Patos system in Brazil.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
