Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae Whale catfishes
Subfamily: Cetopsinae
Genus: Cetopsis

(See list of species below)


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22 species (see list below)
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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

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Cetopsis candiru
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

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

Photo by Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
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

Photo by Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia
 
Cetopsis gobioides
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No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Cetopsis jurubidae
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

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

Photo by Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Cetopsis montana
[]

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

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

Photo by Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Cetopsis motatanensis
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

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

Photo by Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Cetopsis oliveirai
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Cetopsis orinoco
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Photo by Agudelo, H. & Alvarez, F.

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

Photo by Photo by Agudelo, H. & Alvarez, F.
 
Cetopsis othonops
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

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

Photo by Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Cetopsis parma
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No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Cetopsis pearsoni
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

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

Photo by Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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