Cat-eLog Right Families RightCetopsidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Cetopsidae
 
Down 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 47mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 43 "species" in 21 genera in the database
Keepers 10 species (23%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution South America

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Down Subfamilies in Cetopsidae (by species)
2.Cetopsinae254 species(591%)
2.Helogeninae12 species(28%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Denticetopsis7 species(6 keepers)
2.Cetopsis24 species(0 keepers)
3.Paracetopsis3 species(0 keepers)
4.Helogenes4 species(0 keepers)
5.Cetopsidium7 species(0 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Helogenes marmoratusHelogenes marmoratus
(24.32%)
2.
Cetopsis coecutiensCetopsis coecutiens
(24.32%)
3.
Denticetopsis seductaDenticetopsis seducta
(16.22%)
4.
Cetopsis parmaCetopsis parma
(8.11%)
5.
Cetopsis candiruCetopsis candiru
(8.11%)
6.
Cetopsis fimbriataCetopsis fimbriata
(5.41%)
7.
Cetopsis orinocoCetopsis orinoco
(5.41%)
8.
Cetopsis umbrosaCetopsis umbrosa
(2.7%)
9.
Cetopsis sandraeCetopsis sandrae
(2.7%)
10.
Cetopsis montanaCetopsis montana
(2.7%)
Down Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Cetopsis coecutiensCetopsis coecutiens
(i:20, k:9, b:0)
2.
Cetopsis candiruCetopsis candiru
(i:4, k:3, b:0)
3.
Cetopsis gobioidesCetopsis gobioides
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
4.
Paracetopsis bleekeriParacetopsis bleekeri
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
5.
Helogenes marmoratusHelogenes marmoratus
(i:13, k:9, b:0)
6.
Cetopsis plumbeaCetopsis plumbea
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
7.
Cetopsidium minutumCetopsidium minutum
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
8.
Cetopsis othonopsCetopsis othonops
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
9.
Denticetopsis macilentaDenticetopsis macilenta
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
10.
Cetopsis amphiloxaCetopsis amphiloxa
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
11.
Cetopsis jurubidaeCetopsis jurubidae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
12.
Cetopsis motatanensisCetopsis motatanensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
13.
Cetopsis orinocoCetopsis orinoco
(i:11, k:2, b:0)
14.
Cetopsis baudoensisCetopsis baudoensis
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
15.
Helogenes castaneusHelogenes castaneus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
16.
Helogenes uruyensisHelogenes uruyensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
17.
Cetopsidium morenoiCetopsidium morenoi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
18.
Helogenes gouldingiHelogenes gouldingi
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
19.
Denticetopsis praecoxDenticetopsis praecox
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
20.
Cetopsis oliveiraiCetopsis oliveirai
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
21.
Denticetopsis royeroiDenticetopsis royeroi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
22.
Denticetopsis sauliDenticetopsis sauli
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
23.
Cetopsis parmaCetopsis parma
(i:4, k:3, b:0)
24.
Cetopsidium orientaleCetopsidium orientale
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
25.
Cetopsidium ferreiraiCetopsidium ferreirai
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
26.
Cetopsidium pemonCetopsidium pemon
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
27.
Cetopsidium roaeCetopsidium roae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
28.
Cetopsis arcanaCetopsis arcana
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
29.
Cetopsis caiapoCetopsis caiapo
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
30.
Cetopsis fimbriataCetopsis fimbriata
(i:2, k:2, b:0)
31.
Cetopsis montanaCetopsis montana
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
32.
Cetopsis pearsoniCetopsis pearsoni
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
33.
Cetopsis sandraeCetopsis sandrae
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
34.
Cetopsis sarcodesCetopsis sarcodes
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
35.
Cetopsis starnesiCetopsis starnesi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
36.
Cetopsis umbrosaCetopsis umbrosa
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
37.
Denticetopsis epaDenticetopsis epa
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
38.
Denticetopsis iwokramaDenticetopsis iwokrama
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
39.
Denticetopsis seductaDenticetopsis seducta
(i:8, k:6, b:0)
40.
Paracetopsis atahualpaParacetopsis atahualpa
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
41.
Paracetopsis esmeraldasParacetopsis esmeraldas
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
42.
Cetopsidium soniaeCetopsidium soniae
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
43.Cetopsis varii(i:0, k:0, b:0)