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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tatia meesi Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lower Potaro River (Essequibo River drainage), Waratuk cataract, 5°15'31.9''N, 59°24'01.0''W, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana. |
| Pronunciation | TA tee ah |
| Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 47mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Essequibo basin, Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| 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 526, Figs. 30-32. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.131.2140 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:57) |