Tatia gyrina

Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
Tatia gyrina
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Genus
Synonyms
Centromochlus aulopygius
Centromochlus creutzbergi
Centromochlus gyrinus
Tatia creutzbergi
Tatia gyrina
Woodcat
Zwergdornwels
Length (total)
approx.  7 cm
Standard length (documented)
38.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
unnamed creek to río Itaya near Iquitos, middle ➀ Amazonas = rio  Solimões, Saramacca River, Djai Creek, Fallawatra River, Gran Mau, unnamed creek to Kabalebo River, middle unnamed creek to Maratakka River, Nickerie River, Winanna Creek

Loreto

Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, Peru

Wane Creek → Marowijne River | Nickerie River | Gran Rio → Suriname River | Kabalebo River → Corantijn River | Amazonas ⇒ Atlantic NE

˜[ -3.785,-73.256 ]
Map to Tatia gyrina
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
ii - iii / 6 - 7 rays
8 + 9 soft rays
incised / concave, round
I / (3 -) 4 (- 5) rays
4 soft rays
5 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
02/August/2019
  • Soares-Porto, L.M., 1995 "A new species of Tatia from the Amazon basin (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 205
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 477
Pic. 2: Tatia gyrina
Pic. 3: Tatia gyrina
Many thanks to
for the pictures
William G.R. Crampton (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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