Harttiella crassicauda

Taxobox
name = "Harttiella crassicauda"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Loricariidae
subfamilia = Loricariinae
tribus = Harttiini
genus = "Harttiella"
genus_authority = Boeseman, 1971
species = "H. crassicauda"
binomial = "Harttiella crassicauda"
binomial_authority = (Boeseman, 1953)
synonyms = "Harttia crassicauda"
Boeseman, 1953

"Harttiella crassicauda" is the only species of the monotypic genus "Harttiella", a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf|title=The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis|first=Raphael|last=Covain|coauthors=Fisch-Muller, Sonia|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1462|pages=1–40|year=2007|format=PDF] The phylogenetic position of "Harttiella" remains uncertain.

This species is only known from its type locality, in the Marowijne River drainage in Suriname. It has been found in a little forest creek over sandy and rocky bottoms.. This fish was previously thought to be extinct after not being sighted for 50 years; however, this fish has since been re-discovered.cite web|url=http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1268|title=Extinct plec rediscovered|date=2007-05-06|accessdate=2007-05-06] This fish is not currently on the IUCN Red List.FishBase species|genus=Harttiella|species=crassicauda|year=2007|month=June]

This species reaches a length of about 5 centimetres (2 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Harttiella|species=crassicauda|year=2007|month=May] Sexual dimorphism is similar to that of "Harttia", in which mature males develop hypertrophied odontodes on the pectoral spines, along the margin of the snout, and on the entire body except for the abdominal region.

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