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/auchenipteridae/tatia/galaxias/3.jpg "Tatia galaxias(3) Male")
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| Scientific Name | Tatia galaxias Mees, 1974 |
| Common Name(s) | Milky Way Woodcat |
| Type Locality | Caño de Quiribana into Río Orinoco, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | TA tee ah - GAL axe ee ass |
| Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm (3.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | T. galaxias is often confused with T. intermedia, and fish in shops is often labeled T. galaxias when it is in fact T. intermedia. Both species have dark base with light spots, but on T. intermedia the spots are off-white and fade with age. In T. galaxias the spots are bright white, and the body velvety black. The body shape of T. galaxias is also more slender. Considered by some authors to be a sub-species of the very similar T. aulopygia. |
| Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Venezuela: Orinoco Basin Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| 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 | Zool. Verh. (Leiden)No. 132 - pp85 - Fig. 23 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) pturley (k: 2), (2) arzerkle, (3) bluescotty23, (4) danny.450, (5) Mezel (k: 2), who also notes: "Just got two of these today, i had them orderd specal. Very cute, speedy little buggers. I hope i fluked out and got a male and female. They are just over a inch at the most right now.". 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 | 2008 Aug 22 04:45 (species record created: 2001 Sep 23 00:00) |
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