Three new species of Harttia (Loricariidae) from the Rio Xingu basin

[lfinley58]

Oyakawa, O.T., Fichberg, I. & L.R. Py-Daniel. 2018. Three new species of Harttia (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from Serra do Cachimbo, Rio Xingu basin, Pará, Northern Brazil. Zootaxa, Volume 4387, Number 1: 75-90.

Abstract:
Three new species of Harttia from the Rio Xingu basin in the region of Serra do Cachimbo, Pará State, Brazil, are described. Harttia rondoni n. sp., H. panara n. sp. and H. villasboas n. sp. were collected in the Rio Curuá, a tributary of Rio Iriri, Rio Xingu drainage. Harttia rondoni was additionally recorded from the Rio Fresco basin, a tributary of the middle Rio Xingu. The three new species represent the first records for the genus in this drainage. Harttia rondoni differs from H. panara and H. villasboas by having the abdomen partially covered by plates. Harttia panara differs from H. rondoni and H. villasboas by having a larger body depth and interorbital distance. Harttia villasboas differs from H. rondoni and H. panara by having the anterior profile of the head elliptical in dorsal view and a more elongated snout. Additionally, the 26 species of Harttia described are organized in three species group based on the pattern of abdominal covering.


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[lfinley58]

Hi - I am putting this in the section with the note of the Harttia paper as I feel that it will complement the note of the description of the fishes. If management thinks that it best goes in the Suggestions section please feel free to move it.

Etymology is an interesting topic. In one sense it is easy to use a descriptive word to offer verbal look at the being described form. But, there are other ways to go. One that has gained some prominence as of late is using this to honor a historical party, or parties and to provide any felt necessary background information. For your possible interest below are the Etymology entries for each of the new Harttia species. With all of the interest in Xingu fishes and the river situation it provides some background to the topic. I'm not sure if these complete presentations will make the Cat-eLog entries, but that is for others to decide.
Lee
Harttia rondoni:
Etymology. The specific name, rondoni, is a patronym that honors Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (Marechal Rondon), a military and frontiersmen who was responsible for the creation of Indian Protection Service (SPI), which was subsequently replaced by the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI). Rondon and Noel Nutels participated, together with the Villas Boas brothers, in the implementation of the Parque Indígena do Xingu. A noun in appostition.
Harttia panara:
Etymology. The specific name, panara, is a patronym that honors the Panará Indians, also called Krenakore, Kreen-Akore or Krenhakore. They call themselves Panará, which means human being or "gente" or humanos" in Portuguese. In the beginning of the 20th century, they were considered extinct. In 1950, however, during the Villas Boas Brothers expedition to the Serra do Cachimbo region, the Panarás were spotted again. Only in 1969 was a tentative contact of the Panarás initiated and, in 1972, Orlando and Claudio Villas Boas established the first contact with them in the region of Serra do Cachimbo. In 1973, when the Cuiabá-Santarém highway (BR- 163) began to be built, crossing through their territory, they were removed to the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Finally, in 1995 they recovered the right to live in part of their original territory in Southern Pará State. A noun in apposition.
Harttia villasboas:
Etymology. The specific name, villasboas, is a patronym that honors the Orlando, Claudio and Leonardo Villas Boas brothers, three frontiersmen that led the Expedição Roncador-Xingu during the years of 1943 to 1949, with the mission to explore a wide and unknown territory of the Amazonian regions of Brazil. In 1949, the expedition reached the tablelands of the Serra do Cachimbo. One of the most important results of this expedition was the establishment of the Parque Indígena do Xingu in 1961, the first huge indigenous area in all South America. The area of the park is 26.420 km2 in the northern of Mato Grosso State and nowadays protects 14 indigenous ethnicities. A noun in apposition.

A last thought: on the last two species might not the ending of the species name be -orum, which designates two or more people? I am not really sure how the Code is on this. Anyone out there who might have a comment to make on this situation?
Thanks. Lee

[lfinley58]

A quick follow-up regarding my last message: At the end of the message I wrote "A last thought: on the last two species might not the ending of the species name be -orum, which designates two or more people? I am not really sure how the Code is on this. Anyone out there who might have a comment to make on this situation?"

Well, I did today find an answer of sorts on Erwin Schraml's website World of Fishes. He did, apparently independently, make the following note regarding one of the species. It is as follows -
"Harttia villasboas Oyakawa et al., 2018
need to be changed mandatory to Harttia villasboasorum Oyakawa et al., 2018."

The above, in that it is named after three people, would seem to fit the need for the -orum ending.
I would still have a question regarding the species name panara, in that it honors "Indians" (pleural). Should this not also have a similar ending? Does anyone in the know have any comments on this? Thanks for any follow up.
Lee

[Raph]

Hello,

The name is used in apposition, so no need to change anything.

Cheers
Raph

[lfinley58]

Thanks very much for the answer Raph. It is greatly appreciated. I was going to follow up later in that I noticed that Erwin Schraml had removed his comment regarding a needed change for the name.

I will have to, in the not to distant future, and with your kind lead, go spend some time with the code to get a better understanding of the situation.
Lee