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 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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