Hoplisoma Noxium
📖 Overview
Hoplisoma Noxium (Hoplisoma noxium), first described by Tencatt, Ohara, Carvalho, Grant & Britto, 2025 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 5.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: ventral surface of trunk with small to relatively large coalescent platelets, forming a typical mosaic-like pattern; small, whitish yellow or beige blotches at least on the predorsal portion of body; flanks covered by small dark brown or black blotches, which can be roughly longitudinally aligned and variably fused with each other, forming narrow, disrupted irregular lines, but not solid stripes; typically having more numerous pale blotches on the body; large, smoothly arched dark brown or black patch present, extending from anterior portion of parieto-supraoccipital towards region of interopercle, transversally crossing the orbit and forming the typical mask-like blotch; mosaic-like pattern of plates entirely or almost entirely covering the ventral surface of trunk .: short and / or deep; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hoplisoma Noxium is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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