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Scientific Name	**Hisonotus francirochai** (Ihering, 1928)
Common Name
Type Locality	Creeks by Pirangy, head waters of Rio Turvo, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Microlepidogaster francirochai, Otocinclus francirochai
Pronunciation	hi sow note uss
Etymology	(Greek)Isos=equal + (Greek)noton=back.
Species Information
Size	36mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Grande River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Paraná), Turvo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Boletim Biologico, Trabalho do Laboratorio de Parasitologia da Facultade de Medicina de São Paulo v. 11 (no. 42), pp 2, Fig. 1.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:09 (species record created: 2016 Jan 23 12:11)