Harttia

Harttia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Tribe: Harttiini
Genus: Harttia
Steindachner, 1877
Type species
Harttia loricariformis
Steindachner, 1877
Synonyms
  • Quiritixys Isbrücker, 2001

Harttia is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

The genus name comes from Charles Frederick Hartt (1840-1878), a geologist, paleontologist and naturalist, who collected the many specimens during the Thayer Expedition to Brazil in the years 1865-1866.

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