Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela

Harttia merevari, a new species of loricariid catfish, is described from eight specimens captured in the upper Caura River, Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. The new species is recognized by the following combination of characters: abdomen naked; two or three preanal plates; a bony plate before each b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neotropical Ichthyology 2005-12, Vol.3 (4), p.519-524
Hauptverfasser: Provenzano R., Francisco(Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Zoología Tropical), Machado-Allison, Antonio(Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Zoología Tropical), Chernoff, Barry(Wesleyan University Department of Biology & Dept. Earth & Environmental), Willink, Phil(Field Museum Department of Zoology), Petry, Paulo(Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology Department of Ichthyology)
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Zusammenfassung:Harttia merevari, a new species of loricariid catfish, is described from eight specimens captured in the upper Caura River, Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. The new species is recognized by the following combination of characters: abdomen naked; two or three preanal plates; a bony plate before each branchial opening; seven lateral plates between the pectoral and pelvic fins; maxillary barbel short and attached to the oral disk by a fleshy fold; head dorsal surface and anterior portion of the body light or dark yellow with numerous, round black spots; posterior region of the body light or dark yellow with five black transverse bands, dorsal central area of the two anterior bands diffused. The discovery of this new species extends the distribution of the genus northwest to include the Orinoco River basin on the northern slope of the Guyana shield. Harttia merevari, uma espécie nova de bagre loricarideo é descrita com base em oito exemplares capturados no alto rio Caura, bacia do rio Orinoco, Venezuela. A espécie nova se distingue pela seguinte combinação de caracteres: abdome nu; duas ou três placas preanais; presença de uma placa óssea anterior a cada abertura branquial; sete placas laterais entre as nadadeiras peitorais e pélvicas; barbilhão maxilar curto e unido ao disco oral por uma dobra carnosa; superfície dorsal da cabeça e região anterior do corpo amarelo escuro ou marrom claro com numerosos pontos negros arredondados, região dorsal e posterior do corpo amarelo escuro ou marrom claro com cinco bandas transversais negras, as duas bandas anteriores com a parte dorsocentral difusa. A descoberta desta espécie nova estende a distribuição do gênero ao noroeste incluindo a bacia do rio Orinoco na vertente norte do Escudo das Guianas.
ISSN:1679-6225
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1679-6225
DOI:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400009