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

Author(s)

Oyakawa, Osvaldo Takeshi ; Fichberg, Ilana ; Langeani, Francisco

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 11, n. 4, p. 8-pg., 2013-12-27.

Abstract

A new species of Harttia, tribe Harttiini, is described from tributaries of upper portions of rio Parana 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 Parana drainage. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 00/04300-9 - Diversity of fish in streams and headwaters in the basin of the river Ribeira de Iguape in the State of São Paulo
• Grantee: Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 10/51368-0 - Taxonomic review and phylogenetic relationship of the genera Spatuloricaria Schultz, 1944 (Siluriformes: Loricariiade: Loricariinae)
• Grantee: Mario Cesar Cardoso de Pinna
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants