Harttia absaberi explained

Harttia absaberi is a species of armored catfish where it is found in the upper rio Paraná drainage in Brazil.[1]

This species reaches a length of 7.4cm (02.9inches).

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of geographer Aziz Nacib Ab’Sáber (1924-2012).[2]

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE . 24 February 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 8 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208170051/https://etyfish.org/siluriformes3/ . dead .

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