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Family: Cetopsidae Whale catfishes



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43 species
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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)

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Cetopsidium minutum
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Max. Length 4.3 cm SL

 
Cetopsidium morenoi
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No picture found

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

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Cetopsidium pemon
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Max. Length 4.1 cm SL

 
Cetopsidium roae
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No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL

 
Cetopsidium soniae
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No picture found

Max. Length 18.8 cm SL

 
Cetopsis amphiloxa
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No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL

 
Cetopsis arcana
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No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL

 
Cetopsis aspis
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No picture found

Max. Length 18.7 cm SL

 
Cetopsis baudoensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm SL

 
Cetopsis caiapo
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

South America
Max. Length 26.3 cm SL
Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz, 1829

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Cetopsis candiru
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 27.3 cm TL
Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein, 1819)

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Cetopsis coecutiens
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No picture found

Max. Length 10.3 cm SL

 
Cetopsis fimbriata
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Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Cetopsis gobioides Kner, 1858

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Cetopsis gobioides
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No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL

 
Cetopsis jurubidae
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Cetopsis montana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

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Cetopsis montana
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Cetopsis motatanensis (Schultz, 1944)

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Cetopsis motatanensis
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994)

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Cetopsis oliveirai
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Max. Length 9.4 cm SL

 
Cetopsis orinoco
[]

Photo by Agudelo, H. & Alvarez, F.

South America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Cetopsis othonops (Eigenmann, 1912)

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Cetopsis othonops
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Cetopsis parma Oliveira, Vari & Ferraris, 2001

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Cetopsis parma
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No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL

 
Cetopsis pearsoni
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
Cetopsis plumbea Steindachner, 1882

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Cetopsis plumbea
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No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL

 
Cetopsis sandrae
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No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm SL

 
Cetopsis sarcodes
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL

 
Cetopsis starnesi
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL

 
Cetopsis umbrosa
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL

 
Denticetopsis epa
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Denticetopsis iwokrama Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

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Denticetopsis iwokrama
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Denticetopsis macilenta (Eigenmann, 1912)

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Denticetopsis macilenta
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL

 
Denticetopsis praecox
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No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm SL

 
Denticetopsis royeroi
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Denticetopsis sauli Ferraris, 1996

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Denticetopsis sauli
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Denticetopsis seducta Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

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Denticetopsis seducta
[]

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

South America
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Helogenes castaneus (Dahl, 1960)

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Helogenes castaneus
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL

 
Helogenes gouldingi
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Helogenes marmoratus Günther, 1863

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Helogenes marmoratus
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL

 
Helogenes uruyensis
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No picture found


 
Paracetopsis atahualpa
[]

Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
Paracetopsis bleekeri Bleeker, 1862

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Paracetopsis bleekeri
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Max. Length 18.8 cm SL

 
Paracetopsis esmeraldas
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cetopsidium ferreirai South America 3.7 SL 2005
Cetopsidium minutum South America 4.9 SL 1912
Cetopsidium morenoi South America 4.3 SL 1972
Cetopsidium orientale South America 5.8 SL 2003
Cetopsidium pemon South America 4.3 SL 2005
Cetopsidium roae South America 4.1 SL 2005
Cetopsidium soniae South America 3.6 SL 2009
Cetopsis amphiloxa South America 18.8 SL 1914
Cetopsis arcana South America 9 SL 2005
Cetopsis aspis South America 7.1 SL 2019
Cetopsis baudoensis South America 18.7 SL 1960
Cetopsis caiapo South America 6.9 SL 2005
Cetopsis candiru South America 26.3 SL 1829
Cetopsis coecutiens South America 27.3 TL 1819
Cetopsis fimbriata South America 10.3 SL 2005
Cetopsis gobioides South America 10.9 SL 1858
Cetopsis jurubidae South America 9 SL 1944
Cetopsis montana South America 11.9 SL 2005
Cetopsis motatanensis South America 15.5 SL 1944
Cetopsis oliveirai South America 3.6 SL 1994
Cetopsis orinoco South America 9.4 SL 1944
Cetopsis othonops South America 11 SL 1912
Cetopsis parma South America 17 SL 2001
Cetopsis pearsoni South America 11.4 SL 2005
Cetopsis plumbea South America 11.8 SL 1882
Cetopsis sandrae South America 7.5 SL 2005
Cetopsis sarcodes South America 6.9 SL 2005
Cetopsis starnesi South America 9.7 SL 2005
Cetopsis umbrosa South Americ 5.4 SL 2005
Denticetopsis epa South America 4.7 SL 2005
Denticetopsis iwokrama South America 4.3 SL 2005
Denticetopsis macilenta South America 6.7 SL 1912
Denticetopsis praecox South America 5.3 SL 1991
Denticetopsis royeroi South America 1.8 SL 1996
Denticetopsis sauli South America 2.1 SL 1996
Denticetopsis seducta South America 5.1 SL 2005
Helogenes castaneus South America 4.7 SL 1960
Helogenes gouldingi South America 4.7 SL 1986
Helogenes marmoratus South America 7.9 SL 1863
Helogenes uruyensis South America 4.3 SL 1967
Paracetopsis atahualpa South America 2005
Paracetopsis bleekeri South America 24.2 SL 1862
Paracetopsis esmeraldas South America 18.8 SL 2005



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