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Scientific Name | Tatia marthae Vari & Ferraris, 2013 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Bolivar, Caño Cuchima of Río Cusimi, approximately 20 mi upstream from junction of Río Caura and Río Erebato at Entre Ríos, 5°45'N, 64°33'W, Venezuela. |
Pronunciation | TA tee ah |
Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. Species named for Martha Joynt (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution) who has provided significant assistance to Vari and Ferraris. |
Species Information | |
Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caura (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017. |
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. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Copeia 2013 (no. 3), pp 399, Fig. 2. |
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 no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2015 May 13 12:30 (species record created: 2015 May 09 01:34) |