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Tapanahony river

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tatia punctata** Mees, 1974
Common Name	Driftwood Catfish
Type Locality	Creeks between Kabel and Lombé, Suriname.
Synonym(s)	Centromochlus punctatus
Pronunciation	TA tee ah - punk tah tuss
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Species Information
Size	45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coastal rivers. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 88, Figs. 10c, 24.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2020 Jan 05 04:01 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:54)