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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Subtropical

Hisonotus Laevior

Hisonotus laevior Cope, 1894
Max Length
7.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
18.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Found in slow to median flowing watercourses, with clear to brown waters running over a sandy bottom and occurs in marginal or submerged aquatic vegetation .

Scientific Name
Hisonotus laevior
Authority
Cope, 1894
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.5 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
18.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Hisonotus Laevior is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Hisonotus Laevior is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical South America: Laguna dos Patos system in Brazil from southernmost tributaries of the laguna Mirim and canal São Gonçalo drainage to the tributaries of the northern rio Jacuí basin.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00977 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
7.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
18.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Cope, 1894

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