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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Eponymy: Charles Frederick Hartt (1840–1878) was a Canadian geologist, palaeontologist and naturalist, who was a member of the Thayer Expedition (1865–1866) to Brazil, a country in which he was a specialist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Upper Caura River of the Orinoco River basin, Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Provenzano, R., F., A. Machado-Allison, B. Chernoff, P. Willink and P. Petry, 2005. Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):519-524. (Ref. 56912)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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