/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/1.jpg "Tatia musaica(1) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/2.jpg "Tatia musaica(2) ventral shot - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/3.jpg "Tatia musaica(3) dorsal shot - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/4.jpg "Tatia musaica(4) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/5.jpg "Tatia musaica(5) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/6.jpg "Tatia musaica(6) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/7.jpg "Tatia musaica(7) female - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/tatia/musaica/8.jpg "Tatia musaica(8) - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tatia musaica Royero, 1992 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Atuana, 12 kilometers from Caño Cabeza de Manteco, 4°47'N, 67°23'W, upper Orinoco drainage, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Type Locality Map |  |
| Pronunciation | TA tee ah |
| Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 47mm (1.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Males have a modified anal fin similar to the gonopodium found in livebearing toothcarps. Females have a normal anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Atabapo and Autana River basins in upper Orinoco River drainage. Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Atabapo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Upper Orinoco, Autana (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 | Acta Cientifica Venezolana v. 43 (no. 5) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Yann (k: 5). 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 Aug 09 07:41 (species record created: 2008 Nov 01 03:44) |
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