Hisonotus armatus

Carvalho, Lehmann, Pereira & Reis, 2008
Hisonotus armatus, Rio Piratini, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
arma (lat.) = weapon, in view to the tip of the snout
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Genus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  6 cm
Standard length (documented)
46.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm

Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil, Uruguay

rio Paranhana ⇒ rio dos Sinos || arroio Forquetinha → rio Forqueta ⇒ rio Taquari | rio Cadeia → rio Caí | rio Pardo ⇒ rio Jacuí ⇒ rio Guaíba || arroio Piratini Menor | arroio Arambaré ⇒ rio Piratini | arroio Candiota → río Yaguarón → laguna Merín ⇒ canal São Gonçalo || arroio Camaquã Chico | arroio Bebedouro Grande ⇒ rio Camaquã ⇒ lagoa dos Patos → Atlantic SE ⇒ lagoa dos Patos → Atlantic SE

[ -31.909,-53.028 ]
Map to Hisonotus armatus
Locality
of vegetation
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Flow
small - normal
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
 
 
 
absent
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
dark stripes/ribbons
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
Sympatric with
Astyanax procerus
Astyanax xiru
Austrloheros sp.
Bryconamericus iheringii
Bryconamericus sp.
Characidium orientale
Characidium pterostictum
Crenicichla punctata
Diapoma alburnus
Gymnogeophagus labiatus
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Heptapterus sp.
Oligosarcus jacuiensis
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
Pic. 2: Hisonotus armatus, Rio Piratini, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Pic. 3: Hisonotus armatus
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