Harttia garavelloi explained

Harttia garavelloi is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Fanado and Araçuaí rivers. This species grows to a length of 8.6cm (03.4inches) SL.

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Julio Cesar Garavello, of the Universidade Federale de São Carlos, because of his work on neotropical freshwater fishes and for providing the paratypes for description.[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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