/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/tatia/punctata/1.jpg "Tatia punctata")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/tatia/punctata/2.jpg "Tatia punctata")
Tapanahony river
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| Scientific Name | Tatia punctata Mees, 1974 |
| Common Name | Driftwood Catfish |
| Type Locality | Creeks between Kabel and Lombé, Suriname. |
| Synonym(s) | Centromochlus punctatus |
| Pronunciation | TA tee ah - punk tah tuss |
| Etymology | Tatia: Named after the ichthyologist C. Tate Regan. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Mature males exhibit modified anal fin copulatory organ. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Coastal rivers. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (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 2020. |
| 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 | Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) No. 132, pp 88, Figs. 10c, 24. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.131.2137 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2008 Nov 15 08:54) |