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 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | See TOP Sid Ae |
| Family Common Name | Whale Catfishes |
| Features | Reduced set of barbels which trail behind the fishes underslung mouth. An open water catfish with no adipose fin or armour. |
| Common Names | (Baby) Whale Catfish |
| Size | Smallest 18mm, largest 265mm, average 95mm, most commonly 43mm. All SL. |
| Subfamilies | There are 2 subfamilies in the database |
| Species | There are 45 "species" in 5 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 10 species (22%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | South America Login to view the map. |
| Subfamilies in Cetopsidae (by species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Cetopsinae | 41 species | (91%) |
| 2. | Helogeninae | 4 species | (9%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cetopsis | 24 species | (22 keepers) |
| 2. | Helogenes | 4 species | (9 keepers) |
| 3. | Denticetopsis | 7 species | (6 keepers) |
| 4. | Cetopsidium | 7 species | (0 keepers) |
| 5. | Paracetopsis | 3 species | (0 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (24.32%) | |
| 2. | (24.32%) | |
| 3. | (16.22%) | |
| 4. | (8.11%) | |
| 5. | (8.11%) | |
| 6. | (5.41%) | |
| 7. | (5.41%) | |
| 8. | (2.7%) | |
| 9. | (2.7%) | |
| 10. | (2.7%) | |
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/helogenes/marmoratus/1.jpg "Helogenes marmoratus")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/coecutiens/1.jpg "Cetopsis coecutiens")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/seducta/1.jpg "Denticetopsis seducta")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/parma/1.jpg "Cetopsis parma")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/candiru/1.jpg "Cetopsis candiru")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/orinoco/1.jpg "Cetopsis orinoco")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/fimbriata/1.jpg "Cetopsis fimbriata")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/umbrosa/1.jpg "Cetopsis umbrosa")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/sandrae/1.jpg "Cetopsis sandrae")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/montana/1.jpg "Cetopsis montana")
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 11. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 12. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:4, k:3, b:0) | |
| 14. | (i:20, k:9, b:0) | |
| 15. | (i:2, k:2, b:0) | |
| 16. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 17. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 18. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 19. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 20. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 21. | (i:11, k:2, b:0) | |
| 22. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 23. | (i:4, k:3, b:0) | |
| 24. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 25. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 26. | (i:8, k:1, b:0) | |
| 27. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 28. | (i:7, k:0, b:0) | |
| 29. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 30. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 31. | Cetopsis varii | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 32. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 33. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 36. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 37. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 38. | (i:8, k:6, b:0) | |
| 39. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 40. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 41. | (i:13, k:9, b:0) | |
| 42. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 43. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 44. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 45. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/ferreirai/1.jpg "Cetopsidium ferreirai")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/minutum/1.jpg "Cetopsidium minutum")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/morenoi/1.jpg "Cetopsidium morenoi")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/orientale/1.jpg "Cetopsidium orientale")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/pemon/1.jpg "Cetopsidium pemon")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/roae/1.jpg "Cetopsidium roae")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsidium/soniae/1.jpg "Cetopsidium soniae")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/amphiloxa/1.jpg "Cetopsis amphiloxa")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/arcana/1.jpg "Cetopsis arcana")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/aspis/1.jpg "Cetopsis aspis")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/baudoensis/1.jpg "Cetopsis baudoensis")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/caiapo/1.jpg "Cetopsis caiapo")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/gobioides/1.jpg "Cetopsis gobioides")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/jurubidae/1.jpg "Cetopsis jurubidae")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/motatanensis/1.jpg "Cetopsis motatanensis")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/oliveirai/1.jpg "Cetopsis oliveirai")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/othonops/1.jpg "Cetopsis othonops")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/pearsoni/1.jpg "Cetopsis pearsoni")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/plumbea/1.jpg "Cetopsis plumbea")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/sarcodes/1.jpg "Cetopsis sarcodes")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Cetopsis sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/cetopsis/starnesi/1.jpg "Cetopsis starnesi")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/epa/1.jpg "Denticetopsis epa")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/iwokrama/1.jpg "Denticetopsis iwokrama")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/macilenta/1.jpg "Denticetopsis macilenta")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/praecox/1.jpg "Denticetopsis praecox")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/royeroi/1.jpg "Denticetopsis royeroi")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/denticetopsis/sauli/1.jpg "Denticetopsis sauli")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/helogenes/castaneus/1.jpg "Helogenes castaneus")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/helogenes/gouldingi/1.jpg "Helogenes gouldingi")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/helogenes/uruyensis/1.jpg "Helogenes uruyensis")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/paracetopsis/atahualpa/1.jpg "Paracetopsis atahualpa")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/paracetopsis/bleekeri/1.jpg "Paracetopsis bleekeri")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/paracetopsis/esmeraldas/1.jpg "Paracetopsis esmeraldas")