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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Centromochlus heckelii (De Filippi, 1853) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Napo, Amazon system, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus heckelii, Centromochlus steindachneri |
| Pronunciation | cent row MOCK luss - hek elle eye |
| Etymology | Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Orinoco (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. Larger specimens will gregariously take refuge in pipes. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Rev. Mag. Zool. (Ser. 2)v. 5 - pp167 [4] |
| Registered Keepers | (1) arapaimag, (2) Marc van Arc (k: 2). 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 | 2006 Aug 22 09:38 (species record created: 2006 Dec 26 12:48) |
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