Description

This species can be distinguished from other congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of abdomen region partially covered by small irregular plates, concentrated near the preanal plates; exposed canal plate; greater interorbital width; presence of two broad transverse dark brown marks on the outer surface of upper lips; and, caudal peduncle slightly compressed laterally after confluence of lateral keels (Ref. 117418).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Loricariidae

Genus: Harttia

Species: Harttia rondoni Oyakawa, Fichberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2018

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Maximum length based on type specimen, to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 117418),

Habitat

benthopelagic