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Cetopsidae
whale catfish
Cetopsis oliveirai
Fish Reaching Three Point Six Centimeters in South American Waters
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Smallwhale catfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 3.6 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Cetopsidae
- Genus
- Cetopsis
- Maximum length
- 3.6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: middle and upper Amazon River basin.
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Order
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