PlanetCatfish.com - Cetopsis oliveirai (Cetopsidae) Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Cetopsis oliveirai** (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994)
Common Name	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 or 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature it feeds on spiders and insects. User data.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 1994 (no. 2), pp 383, Figs. 1, 3-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2007 Jul 30 19:04)