Hirtella carinata

Hirtella carinata
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Hirtella
E. H. L. Pereira, Zanata, Cetra & R. E. dos Reis, 2014 [1]
Species: H. carinata
Binomial name
Hirtella carinata
E. H. L. Pereira, Zanata, Cetra & R. E. dos Reis, 2014

Hirtella carinata, also known as the Hairy hillstream pleco is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil. This species occurs Rio Panelão, Rio Pardo and Rio Panelinha, Brazil. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pereira, E.H.L., Zanata, A., Cetra, M. & Reis, R.E. (2014). "A Remarkable Sexually Dimorphic New Genus and Species of Neoplecostomine Catfish (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from a Coastal Drainage of Eastern Brazil". Copeia. 2014 (4): 673–681. doi:10.1643/ci-14-075.


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