Hisonotus montanus

Hisonotus montanus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is known only from the Canoas River drainage in Brazil and reaches 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) SL. The specific epithet of this fish, montanus, derives from its tendency to be found at altitudes of roughly 850 m or 2789 ft above sea level, marking it as the species of Hisonotus that occurs at the highest elevation of those native to the Uruguay River basin.[2]

Hisonotus montanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species:
H. montanus
Binomial name
Hisonotus montanus
Carvalho & Reis, 2009

References

  1. 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 (2009): 1-40.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hisonotus montanus". FishBase.


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