''Tatia'' is a genus of small

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catfishes belonging to

Auchenipteridae The driftwood catfishes are catfishes of the family (biology), family Auchenipteridae. The two genera of the former family Ageneiosidae have been placed here, resulting in a grouping of about 125 species in about 22 genera. These fish are found ...

, the driftwood catfish family.

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. Koch & R. E. dos Reis, 1996 * '' Tatia brunnea'' Mees, 1974 * ''

Tatia carolae ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

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, 2013 Vari, R.P. & Ferraris Jr., C.J. (2013): Two New Species of the Catfish Genus ''Tatia'' (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Guiana Shield and a Reevaluation of the Limits of the Genus. ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 396-402.'' * '' Tatia caxiuanesis'' Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 * ''

Tatia dunni ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

'' Fowler, 1945 * '' Tatia galaxias'' Mees, 1974 * ''

Tatia gyrina ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 * ''

Tatia intermedia ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

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, 1877 * ''

Tatia jaracatia ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

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Tatia marthae ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

, 2013 * ''

Tatia meesi ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

'' Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 * ''

Tatia melanoleuca ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

& Calegari, 2014 * ''

Tatia musaica ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * ''Tatia aulopygia'' Rudolf Kner, Kner, 1858 * ''Tatia boemia'' ...

'' Royero-L., 1992 * '' Tatia neivai'' R. Ihering ( pt), 1930 * '' Tatia nigra'' Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 * ''

Tatia strigata ''Tatia'' is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tatia aulopygia'' Kner, 1858 * '' Tatia boemia'' W. R. K ...

'' Soares-Porto, 1995 In addition to the described species, an undescribed species of ''Tatia'' that closely resembles ''

'' is often sold in the tropical fish hobby. This undescribed form is known as ''

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''. This ninja ''Tatia'' has some white spots on the upper black-colored body and more white on the tail fin, compared to ''Tatia musaica''.

References

Auchenipteridae Fish of South America Catfish genera Taxa named by Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro {{Siluriformes-stub