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Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Centromochlinae
Etymology: Tatia: Because of Mr. C. Tate Regan (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Koch & Reis.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: upper Uruguay River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37098)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 34. The unique color pattern of dorsum and dorsolateral sides greyish-brown with small dark chromatophores, becoming sparse and faint towards the ventral portion of the body, distinguishes this species from all congeners. Can be further diagnosed by the following combination of features: nasal ossified with wide medial flanges partially sutured to lateral border of mesethmoid; 4 branched rays on pectoral fin; ribs attached to consecutive post-Weberian vertebrae; with two vertebrae alternatingly unribbed and ribbed; first nuchal plate somewhat elliptical to rounded; eye 17.4-22.8% HL; caudal-fin lobes of equal length in mature females, upper lobe slightly elongated in mature males; and vertebrae 34 (Ref. 79512).
Found in rivers with bedrock and loose stones on the bottom (Ref. 26675). Nocturnal. Reaches sexual maturity above 5.24 cm SL (Ref. 79512).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Koch, W.R. and R.E. Reis, 1996. Tatia boemia, a new species of auchenipterid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Rio Uruguai drainage, southern Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(1):85-90. (Ref. 26675)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).