Biology:Harttia tuna
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Short description: Species of catfish
| Harttia tuna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Harttia |
| Species: | H. tuna
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| Binomial name | |
| Harttia tuna Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012[2]
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Harttia tuna is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where they occur in the Paru de Oeste River and the Jari River in the states of Pará and Amapá.[1] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 17.2 cm (6.8 in).[3]
Harttia tuna has the specific name tuna, this is a Tri-Wayana name meaning "water" or "river", an allusion to the similarity of this species to Harttia fluminensis, a species which has a specific name that also refers to rivers.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Harttia tuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164520076A164520087.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164520076/164520087. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Harttia". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Harttia.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Harttia tuna" in FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. https://etyfish.org/loricariinae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q13657592 entry
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