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    Scientific NameCentromochlus melanoleucus    (Vari & Calegari, 2014)
    Common Name
    Type LocalityAlong border between Pará and Mato Grosso states, Jacareacanga, close to Sete Quedas rapids, rio Teles Pires, tributary to upper rio Tapajós basin, 9°20’38"S, 56°46’42"W, Brazil.
    Synonym(s)Tatia melanoleuca
    Pronunciationcent row MOCK luss
    EtymologyCentromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines. 
    Hop to next section Habitat Information
    DistributionSouth America
    Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Upper Tapajós, Teles Pires (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
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    FurnitureAs 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 ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceNeotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 4), pp 668, Figs. 1-3.
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)