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Tatia caudosignata DoNascimiento, Albornoz-Garzón & García-Melo, 2019 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Erlend D. Bertelsen (1) |
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Tatia caudosignata is described from terra firme streams of the Colombian Amazon. Colouration: The new species (2019) is distinguished from congeners by its unique colouration pattern consisting of dorsal region of head and body cloaked in dark pigment, fading to pale towards ventral region; dorsal fin almost completely dark (excepting distal margin and last ray); narrow white bilobed band along base of caudal fin; and posterior margin of caudal fin with uniformly, darkly pigmented interradial membranes. Aquarium care: Give them small pipes, as they do seem to like to hide in the crevices of bogwood as well. They appear to be happier if they can jam themselves in with the use of their pectoral fins. Community tanks are fine for this species although you may find that they will predate on fry from other species. Diet: Feeding of frozen bloodworm which they will come out of hiding to feed on, catfish tablets, daphnia, white worm (sparingly) and any other small worm-like foods. Remarks: Not yet listed in Fishbase but compiled in Catalog of Fishes. |
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None |
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None |
Family: |
Auchenipteridae |
Distribution: |
South America: Colombian Amazon, Upper Amazon basin, Colombia. |
Size: |
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Temp: |
22-25°c (71-77°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Donascimiento, Carlos
& Albornoz-Garzón, Juan & Garcia Melo,
Jorge. (2019).
A new driftwood catfish species of Tatia (Teleostei:
Auchenipteridae) from the western Amazon River basin
in Colombia. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters.
1-11. 10.23788/IEF-1103. |
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