Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela
Harttia merevari, a new species of loricariid catfish, is described from eight specimens captured in the upper Caura River, Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. The new species is recognized by the following combination of characters: abdomen naked; two or three preanal plates; a bony plate before each b...
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doaj-06d27438c5e94a2ab8769c033a3cdbbc2020-11-24T23:42:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-02243451952410.1590/S1679-62252005000400009S1679-62252005000400009Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from VenezuelaFrancisco Provenzano R.0Antonio Machado-Allison1Barry Chernoff2Phil Willink3Paulo Petry4Universidad Central de VenezuelaUniversidad Central de VenezuelaWesleyan UniversityField MuseumHarvard UniversityHarttia merevari, a new species of loricariid catfish, is described from eight specimens captured in the upper Caura River, Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. The new species is recognized by the following combination of characters: abdomen naked; two or three preanal plates; a bony plate before each branchial opening; seven lateral plates between the pectoral and pelvic fins; maxillary barbel short and attached to the oral disk by a fleshy fold; head dorsal surface and anterior portion of the body light or dark yellow with numerous, round black spots; posterior region of the body light or dark yellow with five black transverse bands, dorsal central area of the two anterior bands diffused. The discovery of this new species extends the distribution of the genus northwest to include the Orinoco River basin on the northern slope of the Guyana shield.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252005000400009&lng=en&tlng=enTaxonomyHarttiiniCaura RiverOrinoco River basinGuyana shieldBiogeography |
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Francisco Provenzano R. Antonio Machado-Allison Barry Chernoff Phil Willink Paulo Petry Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela Neotropical Ichthyology Taxonomy Harttiini Caura River Orinoco River basin Guyana shield Biogeography |
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Francisco Provenzano R. Antonio Machado-Allison Barry Chernoff Phil Willink Paulo Petry |
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Francisco Provenzano R. |
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Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela |
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Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela |
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Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela |
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Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela |
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Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela |
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harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (siluriformes: loricariidae) from venezuela |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia |
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Neotropical Ichthyology |
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1982-0224 |
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Harttia merevari, a new species of loricariid catfish, is described from eight specimens captured in the upper Caura River, Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. The new species is recognized by the following combination of characters: abdomen naked; two or three preanal plates; a bony plate before each branchial opening; seven lateral plates between the pectoral and pelvic fins; maxillary barbel short and attached to the oral disk by a fleshy fold; head dorsal surface and anterior portion of the body light or dark yellow with numerous, round black spots; posterior region of the body light or dark yellow with five black transverse bands, dorsal central area of the two anterior bands diffused. The discovery of this new species extends the distribution of the genus northwest to include the Orinoco River basin on the northern slope of the Guyana shield. |
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Taxonomy Harttiini Caura River Orinoco River basin Guyana shield Biogeography |
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