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    Scientific NameTatia meesi    Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008
    Common Name
    Type LocalityLower Potaro River (Essequibo River drainage), Waratuk cataract, 5°15'31.9''N, 59°24'01.0''W, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana.
    Synonym(s)
    PronunciationTA tee ah
    EtymologyTatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. 
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    Size47mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
    SexingMature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.

    Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Vulnerable
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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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.
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceNeotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 526, Figs. 30-32.
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)