Harttia absaberi
| Harttia absaberi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Harttia |
| Species: | H. absaberi
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| Binomial name | |
| Harttia absaberi | |
Harttia absaberi is 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 known from two locations in the upper Paraná River basin; the Passa Cinco River, a tributary of the Piracicaba River in the Tietê River drainage in São Paulo state, and from two small tributaries of the Sucuriú River in Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul. It has apparently been extirpated from São Paulo but there have been more recent records from Mato Grosso do Sul.[1] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 7.4 cm (2.9 in).[3]
Harttia absaberi was first formally described in 2013 by Osvaldo takeshi Oyakawa, Ilana Fichberg and Francisco Langeani with its type locality given as ribeirão São Mateus, tributary of the rio Sucuriú near Três Lagoas in the Rio Paraná basin of Mato Grosso do Sul.[4] The specific name, absaberi, honors the Brazilian geographer Aziz Nacib Ab’Sáber, recognizing his contributions to the fields of geography, ecology and geomorphology in Brazil.[5]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2023). "Harttia absaberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023 e.T135057664A135057673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T135057664A135057673.pt. Retrieved 7 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 7 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttia absaberi". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Oyakawa, O. T.; I. Fichberg; and F. Langeani (2013). "Harttia absaberi, a new species of loricariid catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (4): 779–786. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000400005. hdl:11449/109655.
- ^ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 7 January 2026.