Tatia galaxias Mees, 1974
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tatia galaxias Mees, 1974
- Name authority
- Mees, 1974
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Tatia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAuchenipteridae Bleeker, 1862
- subfamilyCentromochlinae Bleeker, 1862
- tribeTatiini Calegari, Carvalho & Reis, 2025
- genusTatia Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
- speciesTatia galaxias Mees, 1974
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tatia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tatia boemia Koch & Reis, 1996 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia brunnea Mees, 1974 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia caxiuanensis Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia gyrina (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia meesi Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia neivai (Ihering, 1930) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia nigra Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia strigata Soares-Porto, 1995 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia dunni (Fowler, 1945) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia bockmanni (Sarmento-Soares & Buckup, 2005) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia aulopygia (Kner, 1858) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tatia concolor Mees, 1974 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mees, G. F. (1974). The Auchenipteridae and Pimelodidae of Suriname (Pisces, Nematognathi). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), No. 132: 1–256, Pls. 1–15. [Date of publication from author (not 24 July).]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:54YZB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.