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Scientific Name | Tatia caxiuanensis Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 |
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Type Locality | Município de Melgaço, Estação Cientifica Pena, Curuá River, Caxiuanã, 1°44'53''S, 51°27'13''W, Pará, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | TA tee ah |
Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. The specific name, caxiuanensis, is in reference to the Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, a preservation area where the catfishes were caught. |
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Size | 41mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
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Distribution | South America: known only from the type locality in Curuá river, lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri, Curuá (Iriri) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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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. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 510, Figs. 16-18. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 09 09:32 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:49) |