FB-67215 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67215 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Apistogramma Apistogramma helkeri Schindler & Staeck, 2013 Centromochlus meridionalis Sarmento-Soares, Cabeceira, Carvalho, Zuanon & Akama, 2013 Tatia meridionalis (Sarmento-Soares, Cabeceira, Carvalho, Zuanon & Akama, 2013) 2013-12-27 2013-12-27 Sarmento-Soares, L.M., F.G. Cabeceira, L.N. Carvalho, J. Zuanon and A. Akama0 Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):797-808. (Ref. 94696) Calegari, B.B., R.P. Vari and R.E. Reis0 Phylogenetic systematics of the driftwood catfishes (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): a combined morphological and molecular analysis. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 187:661-773. (Ref. 124572) Sarmento-Soares, L.M. and R.F. Martins-Pinheiro0 A reappraisal of phylogenetic relationships among auchenipterid catfishes of the subfamily Centromochlinae and diagnosis of its genera (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Proc. Acad. Natural Sci. Philadelphia 167(1):85-146. (Ref. 126986) FB-GeneralDescr-67224 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-01-08 00:00:00 2022-08-05 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67224 Found in 1st and 2nd order streams, with 1.22 to 3.16 m in width and 0.17 to 0.72 m in depth, characterized by clear water and slow current that varies from 0.15 to 0.36 cm/s, over sand bottom with litter, and riparian surrounding vegetation. Collected under trunks and principally inset somewhat compressed submerged litter banks. Nocturnal. Feeds on small fish (Moenkhausia phaeonota, Characidae), shrimps, aquatic insect larvae and nymphs, fragments of terrestrial arthropods (ants, spiders), seeds and particulate organic matter. Syntopic with Astyanax sp., Bryconops spp., Knodus heteresthes, Moenkhausia spp., Erythrinus erythrinus, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus, Rivulus kayabi, Gymnotus aff. carapo, Gymnorhamphichthys petiti, Eigenmannia aff. trilineata, Aequidens sp., Crenicichla inpa, Tatia strigata, Tatia neivai, Helogenes marmoratus, Cetopsis sandrae, small unidentified cetopsid, Hisonotus spp., Cetopsorhamdia sp., Imparfinis aff. stictonotus, Phenacorhamdia somnians, Rhamdia quellen, Ituglanis aff. amazonicus, and Synbranchus sp. (Ref. 94696). Sarmento-Soares, L.M., F.G. Cabeceira, L.N. Carvalho, J. Zuanon and A. Akama 2013 Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):797-808. (Ref. 94696) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67224 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-01-08 00:00:00 2014-01-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67224 This species can be diagnosed from other species of Centromochlus by having eye diameter less than 16% of Head Length (vs. 20-35%). It differs from C. heckelii, C. existimatus, C. altae, and C. perugiae by absence of anterior nuchal plate (vs. presence); from C. concolor, C. reticulatus, C. macracanthus, C. punctatus, and C. schultzi, by having smooth anterior margin of dorsal spine (vs. with serrae); and from C. romani by a trapezoid quadrate, with metapterygoid in contact with hyomandibula (vs. enlarged quadrate, interposed between metapterygoid and hyomandibula). It can be further distinguished from C. heckelii and C. existimatus by having pectoral-fin spine 20-25% of SL (vs. 29- 42%) and 6 branched anal-fin rays (vs. 4 or 5); and from all congeners, except C. perugiae and C. romani, by having male modified anal fin with enlarged third unbranched ray, about twice thicker than first unbranched ray (Ref. 94696). Sarmento-Soares, L.M., F.G. Cabeceira, L.N. Carvalho, J. Zuanon and A. Akama 2013 Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):797-808. (Ref. 94696) FB-Morphology-67224 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-01-08 00:00:00 2014-01-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67224 Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 29 Sarmento-Soares, L.M., F.G. Cabeceira, L.N. Carvalho, J. Zuanon and A. Akama 2013 Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):797-808. (Ref. 94696) FB-Distribution-67224 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-01-08 00:00:00 2014-01-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67224 South America: Rrio Teles Pires, rio Tapajós drainage in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Sarmento-Soares, L.M., F.G. Cabeceira, L.N. Carvalho, J. Zuanon and A. Akama 2013 Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):797-808. (Ref. 94696) FB-Size-67224 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-01-08 00:00:00 2022-08-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67224 6.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 94696)) Sarmento-Soares, L.M., F.G. Cabeceira, L.N. Carvalho, J. Zuanon and A. Akama 2013 Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):797-808. (Ref. 94696) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67224 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-01-08 00:00:00 2022-08-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67224 benthopelagic; freshwater