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Scientific Name	**Tatia orca** (Sarmento-Soares, Lazzarotto, Rapp Py-Daniel & Leitão, 2017)
Common Name	Ninja Woodcat
Type Locality	Mouth of Igarapé Jamari with lago de Terra Santa, Terra Santa, rio Nhamundá basin, Pará, Brazil, 02°00'04''S, 56°31'08''W.
Pronunciation	TA tee ah
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Articles	- CotM 2018 April
Species Information
Articles	- CotM 2018 April
Sexing	Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.
General Remarks	This fish is very similar to Tatia musaica. The two differ in distribution and also in the amount of black pigment on the body. C. orca has more white on the body and tail than T. musaica.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Brazil, Rio Nhamundá. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
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 Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 4), pp [2], Figs. 1-3, 4a, 5a, 6-9.
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Last Update	2020 Jan 07 01:09 (species record created: 2017 Jan 22 23:10)