''Harttia absaberi'' is a species of
armored catfish Armoured catfish may refer to:
*Family Loricariidae: The armoured suckermouth catfish, also known as suckermouth catfish, armoured catfish or simply 'plecs' or 'plecos'
*Family Callichthyidae: armoured catfish, includes the genera
**''Corydoras'', ...
where it is found in the upper rio Paraná drainage in Brazil.
[Oyakawa, O.T., Fichberg, I. & Langeani, F. (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.''
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The catfish is named in honor of geographer
Aziz Nacib Ab’Sáber (1924-2012).
References
absaberi
Fish of Brazil
Taxa named by Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa
Taxa named by Ilana Fichberg
Taxa named by Francisco Langeani-Neto
Fish described in 2013
Catfish of South America
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