Cetopsis
montana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
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The combination of the
absence of a spinelet associated with the dorsal fin, the absence
of spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins, and the possession of
a single row of teeth on the vomer distinguishes Cetopsis
from the other genera in the Cetopsinae. Colour:
Dark pigmentation on sides of body limited to eye-size spots.
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| Common
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None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Cetopsidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Amazon River basin of northeastern Peru and southeastern
Ecuador. Type locality: Peru. Amazonas: 100 m upriver
from Caterpiza (approximately 3º55'S, 77º42'W). |
| Size:
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12.0cm.
(4¾ins) |
| Temp: |
22-28°c
(71-83°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Vari, R.P., C.J.
Ferraris, Jr. and M.C.C. de Pinna 2005 The neotropical
whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary
study. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(2):127-238.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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Family:
Cetopsidae
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