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Name
Scientific name
Tatia galaxias
Described by
Authority Mees, Year 1974
Family
Auchenipteridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
Not recorded
Summary
Tatia galaxias is a wood catfish from the Orinoco river basin in Venezuela and Colombia, dark with small, round white spots like stars. It …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
126mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–30°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Colombia, Venezuela, Apure, Atabapo, Cinaruco, Mavaca, Meta, Orinoco, Sipapo
Writing
Etymology
Tatia: named by Miranda Ribeiro in 1911 for the ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan of the British Museum (Natural History), London, for his many contributions to…
Distribution
Known only from the Orinoco basin in Venezuela and Colombia. In Venezuela it's recorded from the Apure and Cinaruco rivers in Apure state, from tributaries of …
Habitat
Collected from both clear and acidic black water rivers, and from small streams. Fish from black water are usually darker than those from clear water (Sarmento…
Aquarium size
We know of no published account of this species' space needs in an aquarium. The adults measured by Sarmento-Soares and Martins-Pinheiro (2008) averaged 6.5 cm…
Maintenance
There are no detailed husbandry reports for this species, so this section is based on the genus. Tatia species hide by day in narrow gaps, so furnish the tank …
Water conditions
No water measurements have been published from the places where this species was collected. It's known from both clear and acidic black water rivers. Planet Ca…
Diet
In the wild, Tatia species feed on small fruits and invertebrates, including insects taken from the surface at night (Sarmento-Soares and Martins-Pinheiro, 200…
Behaviour and compatibility
Like the rest of the genus, it's nocturnal and spends the day out of sight in a crevice. We have found no reliable report of how it behaves towards its own kin…
Sexual dimorphism
Mature males have a strongly modified anal fin with thickened front rays, the longest of which form a pointed tip, and a visible genital papilla with a long, s…
Reproduction
Members of the subfamily Centromochlinae, which includes Tatia, are thought to breed by internal insemination. The male's modified anal fin probably channels s…
Notes
Known in the hobby as the Milky Way woodcat or starry woodcat. It's easily confused with Tatia intermedia, and Planet Catfish notes that fish sold as T. galaxi…
References
References
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