Harttia garavelloi is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Fanado and Araçuaí rivers. This species grows to a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.
Harttia garavelloi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Harttia |
Species: | H. garavelloi |
Binomial name | |
Harttia garavelloi Oyakawa, 1993 | |
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Julio Cesar Garavello, of the Universidade Federale de São Carlos, because of his work on neotropical freshwater fishes and for providing the paratypes for description.[1]
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