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Scientific Name | Cetopsis amphiloxa (Eigenmann, 1914) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Creek near San Lorenzo, Río Patía basin, Colombia. |
Pronunciation | see TOP siss |
Etymology | Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. |
Species Information | |
Size | 188mm or 7.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Pacific versant, Patia, upper San Juan and Atrato River basins of western Colombia, and rivers of northwestern Ecuador. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Indiana University Studies No. 19, pp 14. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 25 01:06 (species record created: 2019 Aug 15 13:02) |