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Hisonotus devidei

Hisonotus devidei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is known only from its type locality at Catolé Creek, a tributary of the Pandeiros River in the São Francisco River basin at the municipality of Bonito de Minas in the northern part of the state of Minas Gerais. This species reaches a standard length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in). H. devidei was first formally described in 2018 by F. F. Roxo, G. S. C. Silva and B. F. Melo, and the specificname honours their friend and colleague Renato Devidé, who collected the holotype.

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Hisonotus devidei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hisonotus
Species:
H. devidei
Binomial name
Hisonotus devidei

Hisonotus devidei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is known only from its type locality at Catolé Creek, a tributary of the Pandeiros River in the São Francisco River basin at the municipality of Bonito de Minas in the northern part of the state of Minas Gerais.1 This species reaches a standard length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).3 H. devidei was first formally described in 2018 by F. F. Roxo, G. S. C. Silva and B. F. Melo,2 and the specificname honours their friend and colleague Renato Devidé, who collected the holotype.4

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References

  1. Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Hisonotus devidei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T173831924A173831928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173831924A173831928.en. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hisonotus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hisonotus devidei". FishBase. February 2026 version.
  4. Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 10 April 2026.