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Scientific Name	**Harttia fowleri** (Pellegrin, 1908)
Common Names	L040, Fowlers Hook-fin Pleco Fowlers Krogfinnesugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Camopi River, French Guiana.
Synonym(s)	Cteniloricaria fowleri, Cteniloricaria fowleri, Oxyloricaria fowleri
Pronunciation	foul ler I
Etymology	Genus: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather
Species Information
Size	210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	L040 is also L053. Common in imports from this area.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Oyapock River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 33 (no. 6/7), pp 126.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2005 May 20 00:00)