Hisonotus taimensis

Buckup, 1981
Paratype of Hisonotus taimensis, MAPA 1068, female, 46.5 mm SL.
according to the origin Arroio Taim
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Genus
Synonyms
Microlepidogaster taimensis
Length (total)
approx.  7 cm
Standard length (documented)
51.1 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm

Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil

Atlantic SE

˜[ -32.737,-52.605 ]
Map to Hisonotus taimensis
Flow
small
Substrate
sand, mud
In water
Echinodorus
On the riverbank
grasses
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
  • Buckup, P.A., 1981 "Microlepidogaster taimensis sp. n., novo Hypoptopomatinae da Estação Ecopógica do Taim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Ostariophysi, Loridariidae)" (Iheringia) P. 19
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 323
Pic. 2: Paratype of Hisonotus taimensis, MAPA 1068, female, 46.5 mm SL.
Pic. 3: Hisonotus taimensis
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