Harttia carvalhoi

Harttia carvalhoi is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Paraíba do Sul drainage basin. This species grows to a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

Harttia carvalhoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Harttia
Species:
H. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Harttia carvalhoi
P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1939

The fish is named in honor of Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho (1910-1985), who collected the type specimen.[1]


References

  1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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