Harttia
Sign in to saveHarttia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The species in this genus are founsd in South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 86
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- USNM, AUM, CAS, UMMZ, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Brasil, Bolivia, French Guiana
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Loricariinae
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- taxon name
- Harttia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Harttia
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- Description
- Ecology
- References
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Harttia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The species in this genus are founsd in South America.
==Etymology== The genus name comes from Charles Frederick Hartt, a geologist, paleontologist and naturalist, who collected the many specimens during the Thayer Expedition to Brazil in the years 1865–1866.
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