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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tatia concolor** Mees, 1974
Common Name	Driftwood Catfish
Type Locality	Headwaters of Coppename River, 3°49'N, 56°57'W, Suriname.
Synonym(s)	Tatia concolor
Pronunciation	TA tee ah
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Species Information
Size	33mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Males have a modified anal fin similar to the gonopodium found in livebearing toothcarps. Females have a normal anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coppename River. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Coppename (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	Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) No. 132, pp 84, Figs. 10g, 22.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:55)