Harttia fowleri explained

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 22.2cm (08.7inches) SL.

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965), of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE . 6 November 2021 . 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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