Hoplisoma Tenebrosum
📖 Overview
Hoplisoma Tenebrosum (Hoplisoma tenebrosum), first described by Tencatt, Ohara, Carvalho, Grant & Britto, 2025 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 5.50 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 - 9; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: ventral surface of trunk with small- to relatively large-sized coalescent platelets, forming a typical mosaic-like pattern; small, whitish to brownish yellow or pale yellow/beige blotches on the predorsal portion of body; two or three longitudinal dark brown or black stripes on flanks; fewer pale blotches on the body; large, smoothly arched dark brown or black patch present, extending from the anterior portion of parieto-supraoccipital towards the region of interopercle, transversally crossing the orbit and forming a 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: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hoplisoma Tenebrosum 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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