Harttia tuna Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Harttia tuna is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where they occur in the Paru de Oeste River and the Jari River in the states of Pará and Amapá. This species reaches a maximum standard length of 17.2 cm (6.8 in).
Harttia tuna has the specific name tuna, this is a Tri-Wayana name meaning "water" or "river", an allusion to the similarity of this species to Harttia fluminensis, a species which has a specific name that also refers to rivers.
Wikipedia contributors, Harttia tuna; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:44:44.945708+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harttia tuna Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012
- Name authority
- Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Harttia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLoricariinae Rafinesque, 1815
- tribeHarttiini Boeseman, 1971
- genusHarttia Steindachner, 1877
- speciesHarttia tuna Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harttia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Harttia absaberi Oyakawa, Fichberg & Langeani, 2013 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia depressa Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia kronei Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia loricariformis Steindachner, 1877 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia punctata Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia surinamensis Boeseman, 1971 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia trombetensis Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia uatumensis Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia duriventris Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia rondoni Oyakawa, Fichberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2018 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia carvalhoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harttia dissidens Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Covain, R.; Fisch-Muller, S.; Montoya-Burgos, J. I.; Mol J. H.; Le Bail P.-Y.; Day, S. (2012). The Harttiini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Guianas: a multi-table approach to assess their diversity, evolution, and distribution. Cybium, 36. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JVBY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.