| Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Otothyrinae |
| 3.02 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal |
| South America: Upper Rio Paraná drainage in Brazil. |
|
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Differs from all other known species of Hisonotus by the combination of a pair of rostral plates covering the tip of the snout; lateralis canal in almost every plate along length of body; lateral line uninterrupted by gaps, almost complete, with 22 perforated plates + 1 to 3 plates with no canal; a pectoral spine that is smooth and lacks odontodes along its posterior dorsal margin for a distance more than one-half of its width; and a scapular bridge that is completely exposed or with a very reduced median pair of arrector fossae (Ref. 53011). |
| Inhabits streams, with banks covered by vegetation partially submerged into the water (Ref. 53011). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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