PlanetCatfish.com - Tatia akroa (Auchenipteridae) Cat-eLog

Holotype. Male.
Holotype. Male. Dorsal view
Holotype. Male. Ventral view

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tatia akroa** Souza e Souza, Sarmento-Soares, Canto & Ribeiro, 2020
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Perdida, rio Tocantins basin, Tocantins State, Brazil, 9°11'23.44"S, 47°15'59.14"W.
Pronunciation	TA tee ah
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Species Information
Sexing	Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins, Sono, Perdida (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins, Paranã (Tocantins), Palma (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 2021.
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. 18 (no. 1) e190111, pp Figs. 1-5.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2020 Apr 17 19:52)