Description

Head and body deep; short head, 4.1-4.6 times in SL. Body and head yellow to brown , inconspicuously dotted. Ventral surface of head and upper lip darker than the rest of the uniformly, plain yellow body. Abdomen densely plated, plates reduced in size. Pectoral spine short, 3.9 - 4.5 times in SL. Keeled lateral plates, 29-30. Supraopercle not covered by skin. Rictal barbels reduced and attached to the lower lip by a short membrane.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Loricariidae

Genus: Harttia

Species: Harttia duriventris Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal