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Harttiella lucifer

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Harttiella lucifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Harttiella
Species:
H. lucifer
Binomial name
Harttiella lucifer
Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012

Harttiella lucifer is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the vicinity of Lucifer Massif and Galbao Massif in central French Guiana. The species reaches 4.3 cm (1.7 inches) in standard length. It is known to occur alongside the species Anablepsoides igneus and members of the genus Ituglanis.[1] The species was described in 2012 as part of a taxonomic review of members of the loricariid tribe Harttiini native to the Guianas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Harttiella lucifer". FishBase.
  2. ^ Covain, Raphaël; Fisch-Muller, Sonia; Montoya-Burgos, Juan I.; Mol, Jan H.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Dray, Stéphane (2012). "The Harttiini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Guianas: A multi-table approach to assess their diversity, evolution, and distribution". Cybium. 36 (1): 115–161. doi:10.26028/cybium/2012-361-010.