Mees (1974) assigned this species
to Tatia but Ferraris (2007) reverted it
back to the original genera of Centromochlus.
Just recently (September 2019)due
to earlier work carried out by U.K. aquarist and amateur
ichthyologist Steven Grant (2015) a new paper was
released by Bárbara B. Calegariet
al whereas this species C. perugiae and
C. romani were reclassified to a new genus,
Duringlanis.As stated in
this paper some species treated as Tatia
and Centromochlus are assigned to genera
that were not previously recognised as valid.
Aquarium Care: Keeping this species is not
too much of a problem as long as the water is kept
clean and not too alkaline with a p.H.of between 6.5
and 7.0. They do like a planted aquarium where they
like to hide during the day. They also make a good
show fish if showing your fish at shows is your forte,
as they usually deport well in a show tank. Diet:
In its native habitat they feed on insects, mostly
ants, beetles, and mayflies and in the aquarium they
will eat anything given such as frozen bloodworm which
they will come out of hiding to feed on, catfish tablets,
daphnia, white worm (sparingly) and any other worm-like
foods. foods. Etymology: Duringlanis:"Durin Catfish"
after Durin The Deathless from the Lord of the Rings
Legendarium. Durin was the first created dwarf and
the name is used in allusion to the dwarf species
in the genus. Remarks:
Still listed in most online sources as the old genus
name of Centromochlus altae.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Tatia altae, Centromochlus
altae
Family:
Auchenipteridae
Distribution:
South America:Rio Caquetá basin, Colombia. Type
locality: Morelia, Río Caquetá
basin, Colombia
Size:
3.5cm (1½ins)
Temp:
26-28°c (79-83°f.)
p.H.
6.5-7.5.
Reference:
Bárbara B Calegari,
Richard P Vari, Roberto E Reis, 2019. Phylogenetic
systematics of the driftwood catfishes (Siluriformes:
Auchenipteridae): a combined morphological and molecular
analysis, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society,
, zlz036 Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Auchenipteridae
(Driftwood catfishes). p. 470-482. In R.E. Reis, S.O.
Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist
of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America.
Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. Grant, S., 2015: Four new subgenera
of Centromochlus Kner, 1858 with comments on the boundaries
of some related genera (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae:
Centromochlinae). Ichthyofile 3: 1–16. Sarmento-Soares, Luisa
Maria; Martins-Pinheiro, Ronaldo Fernando
A systematic revision of Tatia (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae:
Centromochlinae) Neotropical Ichthyology, 6(3):495-542,
2008.
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