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Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes) > Cetopsinae						
							
							Etymology: Denticetopsis: Latin, dens, dentis = teeth + Greek, ketos = marine monster, whale + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ramiro Royero-Leon (d: 1958) is an ichthyologist and parasitologist at the School of Biology, Universidad Central de Venezuela. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range					
						Ekologi					
				
				
				
					; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical				
				
			
			
			
				
				
				
					South America:  Upper Negro River basin.
				
				
			
			
				
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					Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 1.8 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36486)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
							
			
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Vari, R.P. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes). p. 257-260. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36486)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trofisk nivå  (Ref. 
69278):  3.0   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives					
											
				
				
									
					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 
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