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  • Cetopsidium ferreirai
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Scientific NameCetopsidium ferreirai    Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
Common Name
Type LocalityLast cachoeira before rio Trombetas, about 1°05'S, 57°01'W, rio Mapuera, rio Trombetas basin, Pará State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)
EtymologyThe genus name, Cetopsidium, from Cetopsis, that was the first genus proposed in the Cetopsinae, and "idium" meaning diminutive, is in reference to the relatively small body sizes of the members of the genus. 
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Size37mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceNeotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2), pp 133, Fig. 1.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)