Tatia orca

Sarmento-Soares, Lazzarotto, Rapp Py-Daniel & Leitão, 2016
Tatia orca
with respect to the coloration of orca whales (Orinus orca)
 
Family
Auchenipteridae
 
Subfamily
Centromochlinae
 
Tribe
Glanidiini
 
Genus
Tatia
Synonyms
Centromochlus orca
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
56.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
igarapé do Jamari near lago de Terra Santa, ➀ rio Nhamunda = rio Jamundá, lagoa Sete Ilhas

Amazonas, Pará (BRA)

Brazil

lago de Terra Santa ➙ lago do Macuricanã ➙ igarapé do Bom Jardim | rio Nhamunda ➙ rio Trombetas ⇒ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE

[ -2.001,-56.519 ]
Map to Tatia orca
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
no
Substrate
sand
In water
deadwood
 
Tatia - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
 
Tatia - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin

Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
small
iii / 7 rays
8 + 9 soft rays
incised / concave, round
II / 5 rays
slightly concave
5 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Tatia - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Tatia musaica
Tatia melanoleuca
Map to Tatia orca and similar
Sympatric with
Hypancistrus sp. "L 475"
Peckoltia vittata
Tatia nigra
Hoplarchus psittacus
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
16/September/2021
 
Tatia - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Tatia orca
Pic. 3: Tatia orca
Pic. 4: Centromochlus orca; 47.8 mm SL; INPA 43875
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Henrique Lazzarotto (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
Collins, Ribeiro, Machado, Hrbek & Farias (CC BY 4.0)
4
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