Hisonotus aky

Hisonotus aky, sometimes known as the green hisonotus,[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Argentina's Uruguay River basin. It reaches 4 cm (1.6 inches) SL.[2] It was formerly considered a member of the genus Epactionotus, although it was transferred to Hisonotus in 2009.[3]

Hisonotus aky
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species:
H. aky
Binomial name
Hisonotus aky
(Azpelicueta, Casciotta, Almirón & Koerber, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Epactionotus aky

References

  1. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Hisonotus aky)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hisonotus aky". FishBase.
  3. CARVALHO, TIAGO P., and ROBERTO E. REIS. “Four New Species of Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio Uruguay, Southeastern South America, with a Review of the Genus in the Rio Uruguay Basin.” Zootaxa 2113.1 1–40. Web.
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