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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Cetopsis umbrosa Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Negro, downstream from main Villavicencio to Puerto Lopez highway at La Balsa |
| Pronunciation | see TOP siss - um bro sah |
| Etymology | Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 54mm (2.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Orinoco. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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 | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Oct 08 12:56 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 07:42) |
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