Harttia absaberi

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Loricariinae
Tribus: Harttiini
Genus: Harttia
Species: Harttia absaberi

Name

Harttia absaberi Oyakawa et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZUSP 85805.
• Paratypes: MZUSP 22848 (2), 58674 (3), 85806 (36 (2 c&s)), 87921 (2); DZSJRP 2741 (1); MZUEL 5007 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas, ribeirão São Mateus, tributary of the rio Sucuriú, rio Paraná basin.

Etymology: The species is named after Aziz Nacib Ab’Saber, whose contributions represent a landmark in the knowledge of geography, ecology and geomorphology of the Brazilian territory.

References

• 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.