Harttia garavelloi
| Harttia garavelloi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Harttia |
| Species: | H. garavelloi
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| Binomial name | |
| Harttia garavelloi Oyakawa, 1993[2]
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Harttia garavelloi s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Fanado and Araçuaí rivers in Minas Gerais and Bahia. This species grows to a standard length of 8.6 cm (3.4 in).[3]
Harttia garavelloi has a specific name which honors the ichthyologist Julio Cesar Garavello, of the Universidade Federale de São Carlos, because of his work on neotropical freshwater fishes and for providing the paratypes for description.[4]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttia garavelloi". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Harttia garavelloi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T187218A1824889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187218A1824889.pt. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Harttia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttia garavelloi". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 8 January 2026.