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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae Whale catfishes
Subfamily: Cetopsinae
Genus: Cetopsidium

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Cetopsidium ferreirai
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Cetopsidium minutum (Eigenmann, 1912)

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Cetopsidium minutum
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Cetopsidium morenoi
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South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Cetopsidium orientale
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Cetopsidium pemon Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Cetopsidium pemon
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Cetopsidium roae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Cetopsidium soniae
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7 Species of Family Cetopsidae with Genus Cetopsidium
(Whale catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2005 Cetopsidium ferreirai South America 3.7 SL
1912 Cetopsidium minutum South America 4.9 SL
1972 Cetopsidium morenoi South America 4.3 SL
2003 Cetopsidium orientale South America 5.8 SL
2005 Cetopsidium pemon South America 4.3 SL
2005 Cetopsidium roae South America 4.1 SL
2009 Cetopsidium soniae South America 3.6 SL



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