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| Scientific Name | Centromochlus megalops Kner, 1858 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Bogota, Colombia. |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Bogota (?). |
| 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 | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373), pp 430 [60], Pl. 8 (fig. 24). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Nov 28 02:22 (species record created: 2012 Jan 19 13:16) |