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Tatia
strigata Soares-Porto, 1995 |
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Yann Fulliquet (3)
Ivor
Hilton
(1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Tatia strigata is the only
species of the genus with a completely striped colour pattern,
bearing whitish elongate longitudinal irregular stripes along
lateral sides of body. A unique arrangement of adult male modified
anal fin is present, with the second unbranched anal-fin ray with
anterior enlarged segments and a notch formed by the reduction
of the second and third branched rays (Soares-Porto, 1995). It
is also distinguished from all congeners by a combination of characteristics:
four branched pectoral-fin rays; 7 ribs; 29-30 vertebrae; and
mature males with upper caudal-fin lobe slightly elongated, same
length in females. Tatia strigata is
recorded from central Amazon basin, Negro river and Casiquiare
Channel and is sympatric with T.
dunni in the Casiquiare Channel and Negro river.
Aquarium Care: As with most members of this family they
are very secretive and will stay hidden for most of the
day. Dim lighting will see them come out for food which they eat
with gutso. Will have no problem with most co-habitants but will
eat small fish/fry in the aquarium. Diet: In
its native habitat they feed on small invertebrates and crustaceans
and in the aquarium they will eat anything given such as frozen
bloodworm inserted in to their hideaway, catfish tablets, white
worm (sparingly) and prawns and shrimp. They do like their food
and you can see them shooting out of their hideouts and swimming
in a frenzied manner to try and take all for themselves, especially
when you feed them their favourite food, frozen bloodworm. |
Common
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Family: |
Auchenipteridaeblycipitidae |
Distribution: |
South
America: Amazon River basin and upper reaches
of the Orinoco River. Type locality: Brazil,
Amazonas, Municipio de Maués, Igarapé Limãozinho. |
Size:
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12.0cm.
(4¾ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°c
(71-77°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Sarmento-Soares, Luisa
Maria; Martins-Pinheiro, Ronaldo Fernando A systematic
revision of Tatia (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae)
Neotropical Ichthyology, 6(3):495- 542, 2008.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 48. June 2000.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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