Cetopsis fimbriata • Cetopsidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Cetopsis fimbriata** Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
Common Name(s)	Blind Whale Catfish
Type Locality	Colombia. Choco: Creek of upper río Nercua (approximately 7°01'N, 77°30'W), large tributary of río Truando.
Pronunciation	see TOP siss
Etymology	Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. The species name, fimbriata, from the Latin for fringed, refers to the dark pigmentation along the distal portion of the anal fin that characterizes this species.
Species Information
Size	103mm (4.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	From original description: Mature males of Cetopsis fimbriata have very elongate filaments on the distal portions of the first rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins; with such extensions distinctly more well developed than are the filaments that are present in conspecific females.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Cetopsis fimbriata is apparently endemic to the río Nercua, a tributary of the río Truando that flows into the río Atrato basin of the Caribbean Sea versant of northwestern Colombia. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.3 no.2
Registered Keepers	(1) Albinoblackcatfish (p: 2). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Feb 06 09:09 (species record created: 2005 Sep 17 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Cetopsis fimbriata Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

Common Name(s)

Blind Whale Catfish

Type Locality

Colombia. Choco: Creek of upper río Nercua (approximately 7°01'N, 77°30'W), large tributary of río Truando.

Pronunciation

see TOP siss

Etymology

Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. The species name, fimbriata, from the Latin for fringed, refers to the dark pigmentation along the distal portion of the anal fin that characterizes this species.

Species Information

Size

103mm (4.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Sexing

From original description: Mature males of Cetopsis fimbriata have very elongate filaments on the distal portions of the first rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins; with such extensions distinctly more well developed than are the filaments that are present in conspecific females.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Cetopsis fimbriata is apparently endemic to the río Nercua, a tributary of the río Truando that flows into the río Atrato basin of the Caribbean Sea versant of northwestern Colombia.
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.3 no.2

Registered Keepers

(1) Albinoblackcatfish (p: 2).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.