AquaticRepublic.com - Centromochlus schultzi (Auchenipteridae) All Fishes

Underwater in Rio Xingu habitat
Upper Rio Negro, Brazil
Close-up of head

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Centromochlus schultzi** Rössel, 1962
Common Names	Driftwood Catfish Sortplettet Drivtømmermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Xingu, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Balroglanis schultzi, Tatia schultzi
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	102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Xingu and Tocantins River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 1), pp 27, Figs. 1-3, 5, 7.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2002 Jun 05 00:00)