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

Pair, male to left
Male
Close-up of head
Eggs

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tatia gyrinus** (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942)
Common Names	Woodcat Zwergdornwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Río Itaya, Iquitos, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Centromochlus creutzbergi, Centromochlus gyrinus, Tatia creutzbergi, Tatia gyrina
Pronunciation	TA tee ah - jeye rin ah
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Species Information
Size	70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	May easily be mistaken as juveniles of Glanidium leopardus with which it is distinguished by means of the pectoral spines (having projections vs. smooth) and by the number of rays in the anal fin (8-9 vs. 12-14).
Sexing	Sexual dimorphism in males appear at a length of 3.5-4.0 cm.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Suriname (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Itaya (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.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Fishes of western South America, pp 118, Pl. 5 (fig. 4).
Registered Keepers	There are 11 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 16 19:22 (species record created: 2001 Apr 13 00:00)