Denticetopsis
iwokrama Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
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Denticetopsis iwokrama
is most similar to D. seducta, a species of the central
and western portions of the Amazon basin. The two species demonstrate
a distinct difference in the number of caudal and total vertebrae
and the pigmentation pattern of the pectoral fin. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Cetopsidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Siparuni River basin, Guyana. Type locality:
Guyana. Essequibo: Siparuni River at Tumble Down Creek, Essequibo
River basin (4º48'39"N, 58º51'11"W).. |
| Size:
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4.5cm.
(1¾ins) |
| 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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