Hisonotus pachysarkos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species: Hisonotus pachysarkos

Name

Hisonotus pachysarkos Zawadzki et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZUSP 115283.
• Paratypes: many.

Type locality: Brazil: Paraná State: municipality of Prudentópolis, rio Barra Grande, tributary of rio Ivaí, upper rio Paraná basin, 25°04'55" S, 51°10'35" W.

Etymology: The specific name pachysarkos comes from Greek and means obese, paunchy. It is related to the swollen ventral surface of the head and abdomen in large males. A Greek adjective, indeclinable.

References

• 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 26(4): 373–384. Abstract Reference page.