 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Centromochlus schultzi Rössel, 1962 |
| Common Name | Driftwood Catfish |
| Type Locality | Rio Xingu, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Tatia schultzi |
| Pronunciation | cent row MOCK luss |
| Etymology | Centromochlus: From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Xingu and Tocantins River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | As the common name for this family, woodcat, implies, these fish like pieces of wood with crevices and gaps to squeeze into. Larger specimens will gregariously take refuge in pipes. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Senckenb. Biol.v. 43 (no. 1) - pp27 - Figs 1-3, 5, 7 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Jools (k: 3), (2) Martin S (p: 2, k: 4), who also notes: "Lost one of the males for reasons unknown. SL was 105mm.", (3) Miss-Pepper (k: 6), (4) Glyndwr (k: 4), (5) DavidNMaddieHaveCats, (6) grankag, (7) cory-ap2. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Oct 19 03:04 (species record created: 2002 Jun 05 00:00) |
