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Pixy Catfishes
Hisonotus
Hisonotus is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. Species of Hisonotus and Curculionichthys are the only representatives of the subfamily Otothyrinae having serrae on the posterior edge of the pectoral fin spine. These species are small fishes, generally found in small fast flowing streams, where they grasp to the branches and leaves of aquatic or subaquatic plants. The species of this genus mostly occur in Atlantic coastal streams of southern Brazil and the...
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 31 known species
Armored Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus maculipinnis
Hisonotus depressicauda
speciesHisonotus depressicauda
Hisonotus laevior
speciesHisonotus laevior
Hisonotus nigricauda
speciesHisonotus nigricauda
Chameleon Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus francirochai
Slender Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus hungy
Black Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus notatus
Hisonotus montanus
speciesHisonotus montanus
Hisonotus thayeri
speciesHisonotus thayeri
Hisonotus vespuccii
speciesHisonotus vespuccii
Hisonotus ringueleti
speciesHisonotus ringueleti
Hisonotus charrua
speciesHisonotus charrua
Arroyo Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus armatus
Green Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus aky
Shy Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus leucofrenatus
Mud Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus alberti
Hisonotus brunneus
speciesHisonotus brunneus
Hisonotus bocaiuva
speciesHisonotus bocaiuva
Hisonotus carreiro
speciesHisonotus carreiro
Hisonotus devidei
speciesHisonotus devidei
Pygmy Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus iota
Hisonotus leucophrys
speciesHisonotus leucophrys
Smooth-head Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus megaloplax
Hisonotus notopagos
speciesHisonotus notopagos
Hisonotus paulinus
speciesHisonotus paulinus
Hisonotus pachysarkos
speciesHisonotus pachysarkos
Hisonotus taimensis
speciesHisonotus taimensis
Hisonotus vireo
speciesHisonotus vireo
Hisonotus prata
speciesHisonotus prata
Sneaky Pixy Catfish
speciesHisonotus heterogaster
Hisonotus yasi
speciesHisonotus yasi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88921.