Cetopsidium pemon Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
Cetopsidium pemon
photo by Sabaj PĂ©rez, M.H.

 Family:  Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes), subfamily: Cetopsinae
 Max. size:  4.26 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  South America: Rio Caroni and rio Caura basins, southern tributaries of the rio Orinoco in Venezuela, the rio Meta basin of the rio Orinoco system in Colombia, and the upper portions of the rio Branco in Brazil.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 21-26; Vertebrae: 37-41
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 21.04.06
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 24.07.07

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