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Loricariidae

Smooth-head Pixy Catfish

Hisonotus megaloplax

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
4.7 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
South America: Brazil. Known only from the headwaters of the rio Passo Fundo drainage, tributary to the upper rio Uruguay basin (Ref. 80996 ).
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