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Scientific NameCetopsidium soniae    Vari & Ferraris, 2009
Common Name
Type LocalityMain channel of Manari River, Takutu River basin, along road between Lethem and Annai, near Lethem, 3°26.590'N, 59°44.578'W, Central Rupununi (Region 9), Guyana.
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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Size35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima), Upper Branco (Roraima), Tacutu, Manari (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceNeotropical Ichthyology v. 7 (no. 3), pp 290, Fig. 1.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)