Harttia tuna

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Harttia tuna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Harttia
Species:
H. tuna
Binomial name
Harttia tuna
Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012

Harttia tuna is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Paru de Oeste River basin in Suriname. The species reaches 17.2 cm (6.8 inches) in standard length. It is known to be very morphologically similar to the related species Harttia fluminensis . Its specific name, tuna, is derived from the Tiriyó language and roughly translates to "river". [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Harttia tuna". FishBase.