pachysarkos (gr.) = obese, paunchy;
with respect to the ventral form of head and abdomen of adult males.
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 6 cm
Standard length (documented)
42.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Paraná
Brazil
ribeirão Marialva | rio Bom | rio Ubazinho ⇒ rio Ivaí → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
[ -25.082,-51.176 ]
High above sea level
> 400 m
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Flow
normal - strong
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
 
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
top and bottom approximately the same length
i / 7 rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
top and bottom approximately the same length
i / 7 rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
i / 5 rays
Sympatric with
Cambeva horacioi
Curculionichthys oliveirai
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Rineloricaria latirostris
Rineloricaria pentamaculata
Hypostomus sp. aff. ancistroides
Curculionichthys oliveirai
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Rineloricaria latirostris
Rineloricaria pentamaculata
Hypostomus sp. aff. ancistroides
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Zawadzki, C.H.; Roxo, F.F. & Graça. W.J. da, 2016 "Hisonotus pachysarkos, a new species of cascudinho from the rio Ivaí basin, upper rio Paraná system, Brazil (Loricariidae: Otothyrinae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 26 No. 4, P. 373)
- Frota, A.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Petenucci, L.M. & Graça, W.J. da, 2016 "Inventory of the fish fauna from Ivaí River basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 16 No. 3, P. 6)
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