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Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
Habitat: Rio Nhamundá, Brazil

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tatia nigra** Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality	Uatimã River, about 2°14'35"S, 58°49'58"W, Amazonas, Brazil.
Pronunciation	TA tee ah
Etymology	Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan.
Species Information
Size	117mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Central Amazon basin in Brazil. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (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.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 532, Figs. 36-39.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:56)