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| Scientific Name | Denticetopsis seducta Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 |
| Common Name(s) | Red Dwarf Whale Catfish |
| Type Locality | Caño ?Sabalito?, small creek on terra firma approximately 40 km S of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru. |
| Pronunciation | den tee sea top siss - sed uck tah |
| Etymology | The specific epithet comes from the Latin seducta, meaning remote or apart, in reference to the disjunct distribution of this species relative to congeners. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 51mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Appears most similar to D. praecox but the fish pictured here is from south eastern Peru, nowhere near the Rio Negro Basin and the locality from which the former species was described. Distinguished from congeners in having a combination of the following characters: lack of elongate, symphyseal teeth on the dentary, a reduced lateral line extending posteriorly onto at least the caudal peduncle, presence of teeth on vomer, dorsal fin with 5 or 6 segmented rays and with first ray spinous basally, symmetrical, shallowly-forked caudal fin, possession of horizontally-elongate, dark, stellate chromatophores on body, origin of anal-fin anterior of vertical through middle of TL, caudal peduncle depth 1.33?1.5 times in its length, middle of orbit located at anterior 0.25-0.27 of HL, head width 0.61?0.70 times in head length, three rows of premaxillary teeth, caudal fin uniformly dark, heavily pigmented pectoral fin and 39-42 total vertebrae. |
| Sexing | No distinct sexual dimorphism present |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and western portions of the Amazon River drainage Amazon, Upper Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live/frozen foods. Will also take other prepared foods such as pellets readily. |
| Furniture | Provide plenty of driftwood as hiding spaces. |
| Compatibility | Fairly peaceful species suitable for a community tank. Should not be kept with very small fishes. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | The neotropical whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary study. Neotropical Ichthyol. v. 3 (no. 2): 127-238. |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Silurus, (2) kruseman. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
 - CotM  2006 December -
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| Last Update | 2010 Jan 08 00:03 (species record created: 2003 Nov 29 00:00) |
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