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| Scientific Name | Centromochlus heckelii (De Filippi, 1853) |
| Common Name | Driftwood Catfish |
| Type Locality | Río Napo, Amazon River system, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus heckelii, Centromochlus steindachneri |
| Pronunciation | cent row MOCK luss |
| Etymology | Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus, Caeté (Acre) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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. Larger specimens will gregariously take refuge in pipes. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) v. 5, pp 167 [4]. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. heckelii on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up C. heckelii on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. heckelii on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. heckelii on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.129.689 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |