Harttia canastra
| Harttia canastra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Harttia |
| Species: | H. canastra
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| Binomial name | |
| Harttia canastra Caldas, Cherobim & Langeani, 2022[1]
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Harttia canastra is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes.[1] This catfish is known only from the São Francisco River basin in Brazil. It occurs in clear, fast-flowing headwater streams near Serra da Canastra National Park, where it occupies riffles with sandy and rocky substrates, dissolved-oxygen levels from 8.9 to 21.7 mg/L, and water temperatures between 12 and 23 °C.[2] The species reaches at least 10.9 cm (4.3 inches) in standard length. It was described in 2022 by Laís Caldas, Arieli M. Cherobim, and Francisco Langeani of São Paulo State University on the basis of its distinctive morphology.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Caldas, Laís; Cherobim, Arieli M.; Langeani, Francisco (2022). "A new species of Harttia from the rio São Francisco basin (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 20 (4): e220051. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0051.