Cetopsis oliveirai • Cetopsidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Cetopsis oliveirai** (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994)
Common Name(s)	Whale Cat
Type Locality	Rio Solimões north of Ilha da Marchantaria, about 15 km from mouth of Rio Negro at Manaus (3°15'S, 60°00'W), Amazonas, Brazil, elevation about 15 m.
Synonym(s)	Bathycetopsis oliveirai
Pronunciation	see TOP siss
Etymology	Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance.
Species Information
Size	36mm (1.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: middle and upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature it feeds on spiders and insects.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Copeia 1994 (no. 2)
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2008 Jun 19 02:24 (species record created: 2007 Jul 30 19:04)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994)

Whale Cat

Rio Solimões north of Ilha da Marchantaria, about 15 km from mouth of Rio Negro at Manaus (3°15'S, 60°00'W), Amazonas, Brazil, elevation about 15 m.

Synonym(s)

Bathycetopsis oliveirai

Pronunciation

see TOP siss

Etymology

Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance.

Species Information

Size

36mm (1.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: middle and upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)