Tatia concolor Mees, 1974

Family:  Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes), subfamily: Centromochlinae
Max. size:  7.65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Coppename River basin, Suriname.
Diagnosis:  Body with small, dark, circular spots. First nuchal plate absent. Male with modified anal fin, the last two branched rays rudimentary. Maxilla 135-145% of palatine length; premaxillae in contact with each other at rostral border of upper jaw; no fleshy flange present in between. Presence of mental barbels (Ref. 39641).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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