Harttia absaberi, a new species of loricariid catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil

A new species of Harttia, tribe Harttiini, is described from tributaries of upper portions of rio Paraná drainage. The new species, the smallest known species of the genus, attaining up to 74.0 mm of standard length, can be distinguished from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: abdomen completely covered by plates, a single preanal plate, plates of the gular area in broad contact with the canal plate. Harttia absaberi is the second species of the genus known from the upper portion of rio Paraná drainage.

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Main Authors: Oyakawa,Osvaldo Takeshi, Fichberg,Ilana, Langeani,Francisco
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000400779
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