Harttiella lucifer
| Harttiella lucifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Harttiella |
| Species: | H. lucifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Harttiella lucifer Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012[2]
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Harttiella lucifer is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes. This catfish occurs in the vicinity of Lucifer Massif and Galbao Massif in central French Guiana. This species reaches a standard length of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). It is known to occur alongside the species Anablepsoides igneus and members of the genus Ituglanis.[3] The species was described in 2012 as part of a taxonomic review of members of the loricariid tribe Harttiini native to the Guianas.[4]
References
- ^ Ballen, G.A. (2023). "Harttiella lucifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176172222A176172237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176172222A176172237.en. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Harttiella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttiella lucifer". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Covain, Raphaël; Fisch-Muller, Sonia; Montoya-Burgos, Juan I.; Mol, Jan H.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Dray, Stéphane (2012). "The Harttiini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Guianas: A multi-table approach to assess their diversity, evolution, and distribution". Cybium. 36 (1): 115–161. doi:10.26028/cybium/2012-361-010.