/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/sp%60lower_tapajos%60/1.jpg "Centromochlus sp. `LOWER TAPAJOS`")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/sp%60lower_tapajos%60/2.jpg "Centromochlus sp. `LOWER TAPAJOS`")
Lower Rio Tapajós/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/sp%60lower_tapajos%60/3.jpg "Centromochlus sp. `LOWER TAPAJOS`")
Lower Rio Tapajós/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/centromochlus/sp%60lower_tapajos%60/4.jpg "Centromochlus sp. `LOWER TAPAJOS`")
Habitat: Lower Rio Tapajós
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Centromochlus sp. `LOWER TAPAJOS` |
| Common Name | |
| 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 | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Lower Tapajós (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| Last Update | 2023 Mar 19 02:51 (species record created: 2001 Jul 13 00:00) |