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Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes) > Cetopsinae
Etymology: Cetopsidium: From Cetopsis, the first genus proposed in subfamily Cetopsinae, and 'idium' meaning diminutive, referring to the relatively small body sizes of the members of the genus; pemon: Named for Pemon, an Amerindian tribe whose traditional territories included the area of the type locality.
Eponymy: The Pemon are an eastern Venezuelan Amerindian tribe, whose traditional territories included the localities of the holotypes of these species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Vari, Ferraris & dePinna.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Caroni and rio Caura basins, southern tributaries of the rio Orinoco in Venezuela, the rio Meta basin of the rio Orinoco system in Colombia, and the upper portions of the rio Branco in Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 56045)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais moles (total) : 5 - 6; Raios anais moles: 21 - 26; Vértebras: 37 - 41.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Vari, R.P., C.J. Ferraris Jr. and M.C.C. de Pinna, 2005. The neotropical whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary study. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(2):127-238. (Ref. 56045)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
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