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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tatia jaracatia Pavanelli & Bifi, 2009 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Paraná State, Municípios de Salto do Lontra and Dois Vizinhos, lower rio Iguaçu basin, rio Jaracatiá, 25º38'17''S 53º17'04''W. |
| Pronunciation | TA tee ah |
| Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 66mm (2.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | From original description: Tatia jaracatia can be diagnosed from T. intermedia by presenting caudal fin uniformly dark brown or with several dark brown chromatophores irregularly widespread, forming roundish blotches, and rarely forming stripes, and the humeral process long, reaching or surpassing the vertical line through origin of dorsal fin (vs. caudal fin with the same color pattern of the body, and humeral process shorter, not reaching that line). |
| Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: lower rio Iguaçu basin, upstream from the Iguaçu falls, southern Brazil. La Plata  , Paraná , Iguazu, Lower Iguazu (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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 | Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.7 no.2 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jun 11 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Aug 26 00:00) |
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