Harttia fluminensis

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Harttia fluminensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Harttia
Species:
H. fluminensis
Binomial name
Harttia fluminensis

Harttia fluminensis 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 the Coppename River drainage in Suriname. [3]

This species reaches a length of 15.1 cm (5.9 in). It occurs in the main channels of rivers over rocky and sant substrates. [4]

References

  1. Calegari, B.B. (2022). "Harttia fluminensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T176171912A176171918. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176171912A176171918.en . Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 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 .
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttia fluminensis". FishBase . November 2015 version.