Harttia kronei
Appearance
Harttia kronei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Harttia |
Species: | H. kronei
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Binomial name | |
Harttia kronei A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908
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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 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL.
The fish is named in honor of the discoverer, naturalist-archaeologist Ricardo Krone (1861-1917).[1]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Harttia kronei". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2021.