Centromochlus schultzi • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Centromochlus schultzi** Rössel, 1962
Common Name(s)	Driftwood Catfish
Type Locality	Rio Xingu, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Tatia schultzi
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.
Species Information
Size	102mm (4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Xingu and Tocantins River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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	Senckenb. Biol.v. 43 (no. 1) - pp27 - Figs 1-3, 5, 7
Registered Keepers	(1) Jools (k: 3), (2) Martin S (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Centromochlus schultzi Rössel, 1962

Driftwood Catfish

Rio Xingu, Brazil.

Tatia schultzi

cent row MOCK luss

Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines.

Species Information

Size

102mm (4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Upper Xingu and Tocantins River basins.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

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

Senckenb. Biol.v. 43 (no. 1) - pp27 - Figs 1-3, 5, 7

Registered Keepers

(1) Jools (k: 3), (2) Martin S (k: 3).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.