Harttia canastra[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the São Francisco River basin in Brazil. The species reaches at least 10.9 cm (4.3 inches) in standard length. It was described in 2022 by Laís Caldas, Arieli M. Cherobim, and Francisco Langeani of São Paulo State University on the basis of its distinctive morphology.[2] FishBase does not list this species.

Harttia canastra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Harttia
Species:
H. canastra
Binomial name
Harttia canastra
Caldas, Cherobim & Langeani, 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Harttia canastra • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. ^ Caldas, Laís; Cherobim, Arieli Matheus; Langeani, Francisco (2022). "A new species of Harttia from the rio São Francisco basin (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 20 (4). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0051. S2CID 254768721.