Summary of centromochlus |
Pronounced | cent row MOCK luss |
Etymology | Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines. |
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. |
Size | Smallest 60mm, largest 102mm, average 73mm, most commonly 66mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 12 "species" in the database |
New spp. / time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Genus Thumbnails |
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/akwe/1.jpg) C. akwe (i:7, k:0) C. carolae (i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/existimatus/1.jpg) C. existimatus (i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/heckelii/1.jpg) C. heckelii (i:6, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/macracanthus/1.jpg) C. macracanthus (i:3, k:0) C. megalops (i:0, k:0) C. melanoleucus (i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/musaicus/1.jpg) C. musaicus (i:8, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/orca/1.jpg) C. orca (i:12, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/schultzi/1.jpg) C. schultzi (i:11, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/sp%60lower_tapajos%60/1.jpg) C. sp. `LOWER TAPAJOS` (i:4, k:0) C. sp. `PERU` (i:0, k:0)
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