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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hisonotus iota Carvalho & Reis, 2009 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Santa Catarina, Coronel de Freitas, rio Chapecó at vila São Miguel on road from Coronel de Freitas to Quilombo, rio Uruguai basin, 26°51’26”S |
| Pronunciation | hi sow note uss |
| Etymology | (Greek)Isos=equal + (Greek)noton=back. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 33mm (1.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Hisonotus iota differs from its congeners, except from Hisonotus hungy, by the lower lateral plate count 20–22 vs. 22–29 lateral plates, and by the lower vertebral count 25–26 vs. 27–32 vertebrae. It differs from Hisonotus hungy by having an infraorbital canal entering the infraorbital series via the compound pterotic vs. infraorbital canal entering the infraorbital series via the sphenotic. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known only from the type locality in rio Chapecó. La Plata  , Uruguay , Upper Uruguay, Chapecó (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa No. 2113 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Dec 10 01:59 (species record created: 2009 Sep 18 17:24) |
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