Whale Catfish

Cetopsidium minutum

Fish Reaching Four Point Nine Centimeters in the Orinoco Basin

Tropical
Coastal
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Cetopsidium minutum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This fish is endemic to Guyana.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Cetopsidium
Maximum length: 4.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Coastal rivers of northern South America between the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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