Hirtella carinata

Hirtella carinata

Tropical
Coastal
Lower river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Hirtella is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. The only species in the genus is Hirtella carinata, the hairy hillstream pleco. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Rio Panelão, Rio Pardo and Rio Panelinha basins in Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hirtella
Maximum length: 4.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: lower Rio Pardo drainage, a coastal drainage in Bahia, Brazil.

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