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Tatia nigra Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 |
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photo by
Sarmento-Soares, L.M. |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes), subfamily: Centromochlinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11.68 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Central Amazon basin in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 32-32. Diagnosed uniquely from other species of the genus Tatia by its brown body color and short postcleithral process about 60.0% HL. Can be differentiated also from other congeners by its postcleithral spine not reaching vertical through origin of dorsal fin; nasal with well developed medial flanges; and total vertebrae 32 (Ref. 79512). Description: A iii,7; V i+5. Post- Weberian vertebrae 32 (Ref. 79512). | |||
| Biology: | Reaches sexual maturity above 8.0 cm SL (Ref. 79512). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||