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Hirtella carinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
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. It occurs in the Rio Panelão, Rio Pardo and Rio Panelinha basins in Brazil. The species reaches 4.9 cm (1.9 inches) in standard length. It is the only known member of the genus Hirtella.

References

  1. ^ 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. S2CID 86258675.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Hirtella carinata". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Hirtella carinata
Hirtella


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