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| Scientific Name | Paracetopsis bleekeri Bleeker, 1862 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | From redescription: unstated; herein interpreted as río Guayas or río Santa Rosa basins, southwestern Ecuador |
| Synonym(s) | Cetopsis occidentalis, Cetopsis ventralis, Cetopsis ventralis, Cetopsogiton occidentalis, Pseudocetopsis ventralis |
| Etymology | A combination of Greek 'Para' - near or beside, Cetopsis - indicating that this genus is similar to Cetopsis, but sufficiently different to warrant its own genus. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 246mm (9.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Paracetopsis can be distinguished from all other genera in the Cetopsinae by the combination of the possession of a vomerine tooth patch with two or more rows of teeth and a medial gap between the contralateral components of the tooth patch. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Pacific Ocean versant, Guayas and Santa Rosa river basins, southwestern Ecuador. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Japurá, Caquetá, Upper Caquetá, Guayas (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers, Santa Rosa (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Original description: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandais. Tome II. Revised: Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.3 no.2 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:20 (species record created: 2009 Jan 02 13:33) |
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