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A good buddy of mine just went collecting in Uruguay and brought me back a few species. I am a bit of junkie for these little sucker mouths. This species was collected in Gato, Uruguay. I can provide a shot of the collection point as well. They are not as green in appearance as the other aky's I have seen, so not sure if it is the same species or not, but definitely very similar.

Quite similar to the fishes I collected there myuself - and I keep referring to them as Hisonotus.

I got them from the Arroyo Tropo Vieja - that is near Salinas, where Felipe lives, and from the Arroyo Tala in the region Salto, that is in the north of the country.

Visually I can see no differneces between them, but i will, obviously, keep them separated.

The ones from Ay Tropo Vieja were collected some 8 years back

is known from Uruguay but the tail pattern looks wrong. Wrong tail for AKy too - possibly an unidentified species?

Great photos BTW

We collected these guys from a place called Gajo Tbo' Chico at KM 189 on Ruta 31 (between Salto and Tacuarembo, Uruguay)...a couple of hours down the road from Arroyo Tala, Bas

It was a wonderful collecting spot with rocky bottom, fast flowing water in some areas (with Ancistrus and Heptaterus sp.) and lots of Uruguayan swords and other vegetation where the water got a little deeper and slowed down into the main stream channel.

The Hisonotus were on the plants in places with some but not a lot of current. There were some that looked golder and some that looked greener and they seemed larger than Hisonotus we collected elsewhere. They ate readily when I was quarantining them (algae covered plastic plants and a coconut cave plus flake).

I also brought home some Ancistrus, Australoheros (chanchitos) and Heptapterus cats from here...

The beauty of going on a trip with Felipe (www.aqvaterra.com) is that you can stop anywhere that looks promising - this was a new place for him too - and bring the fish with you!

Matt

Thank you!
I was pretty sure they were a new species, but am far from an ichthyologist. Shane Linder took a look at them when I got them from my buddy.

I also got some pretty rad Microglanis (from ansina, rio tacuarenbo) and an eel cat (Heptapterus mustelinus, also from Gajo). I hope to photograph those guys soon as well, they are being a bit more elusive to the camera.

Here is the sign from the road near where they were collected.

More pics of the spot...

The rapids were chock full of Ancistrus sp.

A truly gorgeous area and very hilly for Uruguay!

Matt

...and down the road...

Nearly related to Hisonotus ringueleti, I would say

Maybe change topic to Travellers note book and put some more pic in

i didnt' do the traveling, but whatever you guys want.
Here is the Heptapterus and Microglanis