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Scientific Name	**Centromochlus macracanthus** Soares-Porto, 2000
Common Name
Type Locality	São Pedro, Río Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Balroglanis macracanthus
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	71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (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. Larger specimens will gregariously take refuge in pipes.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3), pp 282, Figs. 1-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2012 Jan 19 13:16)