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female
Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
Habitat: Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
Habitat: Rio Nhamundá, Brazil

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Centromochlus 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.
Synonym(s)	Tatia orca
Pronunciation	cent row MOCK luss
Etymology	Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines.
Articles	- CotM 2018 April
Species Information
Articles	- CotM 2018 April
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) Login to view the 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. Larger specimens will gregariously take refuge in pipes.
Breeding	This species has been bred in the aquarium, however, it is unusual. There is a detailed article in the Catfish Study Group Journal, Volume 21, Issue 3 (Sept 2020) by Regina Spotti. The spawning occurred at a low pH of 4.1 and around 77F following a rise in temperature. The fry proved to be extremely difficult to raise.
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.
Registered Keepers	There are 22 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2017 Jan 22 23:10)