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Scientific Name Hisonotus montanus  Carvalho & Reis, 2009
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Rufino on highway SC-427 by the city of Rio Rufino, 27°51'36"S, 49°46'55"W, Rio Canoas drainage, rio Uruguay basin, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Pronunciation hi sow note uss
Etymology (Greek)Isos=equal + (Greek)noton=back. The species epithet montanus is from the Latin, meaning of mountains, referring to the high altitudes where this species is found
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Size 45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Rio Canoas drainage, a tributary to the upper rio Uruguay, at high altitudes, about 850 m above the sea level.
La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Canoas (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa No. 2113, pp 22, Figs. 5D, 6D, 13, 14.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 13 03:24 (species record created: 2009 Sep 18 17:28)