Harttia kronei explained

Harttia kronei is a species of armored catfish of the family endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. This species grows to a length of 12cm (05inches) SL.

The fish is named in honor of the discoverer, naturalist-archaeologist Ricardo Krone (1861-1917).[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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