Hisonotus hungy is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the arroyo of Tirica, which is part of the Paraná River basin in Misiones, Argentina.[1] It is found in vegetated parts of Tirica (including those populated with introduced conifers as well as those with native vegetation) and reaches 4.2 cm (1.7 inches) SL.[2]
Hisonotus hungy | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hisonotus |
Species: | H. hungy
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Binomial name | |
Hisonotus hungy |
References
edit- ^ Azpelicueta, María de Las Mercedes et al. "Hisonotus hungy sp. n. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) a new species from arroyo Tirica, Misiones, Argentina." Revue Suisse De Zoologie 114 (2007): 591-598.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hisonotus hungy". FishBase.