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Harttia fowleri

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Harttia fowleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Harttia
Species:
H. fowleri
Binomial name
Harttia fowleri
(Pellegrin, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Oxyloricaria fowleri Pellegrin, 1908
  • Cteniloricaria fowleri (Pellegrin, 1908)

Harttia fowleri is a species of armored catfish that inhabits the Oyapock River basin of Brazil and French Guiana. C. fowleri is a poorly known species that was caught in rapids along with Metaloricaria paucidens. This species grows to a length of 22.2 centimetres (8.7 in) SL.[1]

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965), of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttia fowleri". FishBase. October 2013 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2021.