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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tatia aulopygia** (Kner, 1858)
Common Name	Black Pigmy Driftwood Cat
Type Locality	Rio Guaporé, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Centromochlus aulopygius
Pronunciation	TA tee ah
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Species Information
Size	65mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Guaporé River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373), pp 432 [62], Pl. 8 (fig. 25).
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	2020 Sep 28 05:47 (species record created: 2003 Aug 23 00:00)