Centromochlus orca • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

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.
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.
Species Information
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) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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.
Further Information
References	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 4), pp [2], Figs. 1-3, 4a, 5a, 6-9.
Registered Keepers	(1) Yann (p: 2, k: 6), (2) Jools (k: 4), (3) spip, (4) john h (k: 12), (5) Barbie, (6) jac (k: 14), (7) evojoey, (8) amazonaquatics, (9) bekateen (k: 7), (10) CatfishAddict01, (11) cory-ap2. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
Articles	- CotM 2018 April
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Last Update	2018 Apr 15 01:34 (species record created: 2017 Jan 22 23:10)