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| Scientific Name | Centromochlus megalops Kner, 1858 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Bogota, Colombia. |
| Pronunciation | cent row MOCK luss |
| Etymology | Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Colombia. |
| 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. Larger specimens will gregariously take refuge in pipes. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jan 27 12:05 (species record created: 2012 Jan 19 13:16) |
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