Harttia fowleri is a species of armored catfish that inhabits the Oyapock River basin of Brazil and French Guiana. C. fowleri is a poorly known species that was caught in rapids along with Metaloricaria paucidens. This species grows to a length of 22.2 centimetres (8.7 in) SL.[1]
Harttia fowleri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Harttia |
Species: | H. fowleri |
Binomial name | |
Harttia fowleri (Pellegrin, 1908) | |
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The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878-1965), of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[2]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Harttia fowleri | |
Oxyloricaria fowleri |
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