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Hisonotus megaloplax

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

Hisonotus megaloplax[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the drainage basin of the Passo Fundo River, which is a tributary of the Uruguay River. It reaches 4.7 cm (1.9 inches) SL.[2]

Hisonotus megaloplax was described in 2009 by Tiago P. Carvalho (of the Pontifical Xavierian University) and Roberto E. Reis (of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul) alongside three other Hisonotus species from the Uruguay River basin: H. iota, H. montanus, and H. leucophrys. The type locality of H. megaloplax is stated to be a stream known as the Arroio Caraguatá near a secondary road of BR-153 between Passo Fundo and Ipiranga do Sul in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hisonotus megaloplax Carvalho & Reis, 2009". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hisonotus megaloplax". FishBase.
  3. ^ Carvalho, Tiago & Reis, Roberto. (2009). 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. 1-40. 10.11646/zootaxa.2113.1.1.