/auchenipteridae/tatia/strigata/1.jpg "Tatia strigata(1) Male - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/strigata/2.jpg "Tatia strigata(2) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/strigata/3.jpg "Tatia strigata(3) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/strigata/4.jpg "Tatia strigata(4) dorsal shot - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/strigata/5.jpg "Tatia strigata(5) - Click to enlarge")
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/auchenipteridae/tatia/strigata/7.jpg "Tatia strigata(7) male - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tatia strigata Soares-Porto, 1995 |
| Common Name(s) | Pinstripe Woodcat (English, ) |
| Type Locality | Municipio de Maués, Igarapé Limãozinho, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | TA tee ah |
| Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 32mm (1.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
| General Remarks | Imported and photographed for the first time in early 2011. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin and upper reaches of the Orinoco, in Brazil and Venezuela. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Orinoco  , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds mainly on insects. |
| Furniture | As the common name for this family, woodcat, implies, these fish like pieces of wood with crevices and gaps to squeeze into. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwatersv. 6 (no. 3) - pp202 - Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) loach (p: 2), (2) Marc van Arc, who also notes: "A single specimen that came in with a bunch of Corys as far as I can remember.
", (3) Yann (k: 5), (4) kruseman. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Mar 28 13:26 (species record created: 2003 Aug 23 00:00) |
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