💧 Freshwater
Least Concern
🐠 Aquarium
🌡️ Tropical
Hisonotus Pachysarkos
Hisonotus pachysarkos Zawadzki, Roxo & da Graça, 2016
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus; It is found in rivers with marginal or submerged vegetation .
Scientific Name
Hisonotus pachysarkos
Authority
Zawadzki, Roxo & da Graça, 2016
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Siluriformes
Family
Loricariidae
Loricariidae
Genus
Hisonotus
Hisonotus
Species
Hisonotus Pachysarkos
Hisonotus pachysarkos
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Hisonotus Pachysarkos is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hisonotus Pachysarkos 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. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00977 × L3.06
(TL)
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Zawadzki, Roxo & da Graça, 2016
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Hisonotus Pachysarkos.
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