Hisonotus pachysarkos
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species: Hisonotus pachysarkos
Name
[edit]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
[edit]- 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.