Habitat:
Tatia luisae is known only from three localities
corresponding to an Extent of Occurrence (EOO) of
approximately 2,500 km2. However, individuals of T.
luisae were abundant near the Pimental rapids
and Buburé Community. Additionally, continuing
population decline was not observed, as well as area
of occupancy, quality of habitat, and number of locations
or subpopulations. Etymology: The
specific epithet luisae is in honour to the Brazilian
ichthyologist Luisa M. Sarmento-Soares, in recognition
of her many contributions to the systematics of Neotropical
catfishes of the subfamily Centromochlinae. A noun
in the singular genitive case.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Auchenipteridae
Distribution:
Soth America:Rio Tapajós, Municipality of Itaituba,
Pará State, Brazil.
Size:
4.5cm. (2ins)
Temp:
22-26°c (71-79°f.)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
IUCN
Red List
T. luisae can be classified as Least
Concern (LC) according to the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories and
criteria (IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee, 2022),
(Ribeiro et al 2022).
Reference:
Ribeiro FRV, Silva-Oliveira
C, Silva AC, Canto ALC. New species of driftwood
catfish of Tatia (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from
rio Tapajós, Brazil. Neotrop Ichthyol. 2022;
20(2).
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