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| Scientific Name | Paracetopsis atahualpa Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Peru. Tumbes: río Tumbes, Cabo Inga (3º58'00 |
| 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. The species name, atahualpa, is in reference to Atahualpa who reigned from 1515 to 1533 as the last ruler of the Inca Empire that encompassed the region from which the population samples of this species originated. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 242mm (9.5") 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. |
| Sexing | Males have distal filaments on the first fin rays of the dorsal and anal fins and in the convex margin of the anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Río Tumbes basin in northwestern Peru and the adjoining upper reaches of the río Zarumilla basin in southwestern Ecuador Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers, Zarumilla (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Peru Pacific Rivers, Tumbes (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | 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 | 2009 Jan 30 15:48 (species record created: 2009 Jan 02 13:33) |
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