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| Scientific Name | Tatia caxiuanensis Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 |
| Common Name | |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 41mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: known only from the type locality in Curuá river, lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 510, Figs. 16-18. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 09 09:32 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:49) |