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Scientific Name	**Cetopsis arcana** Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
Common Name
Type Locality	Boca da Lapa de Bezerra, 13°32'43''S, 46°22'35''W, Parque Estadual de Terra Ronca, São Domingos, Goiás State, Brazil.
Pronunciation	see TOP siss
Etymology	Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. The species name, arcana, from the Latin for secret or hidden, refers to the occurrence of the species in sink-holes in the type region.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Tocantins basin in Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Middle Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2), pp 153, Fig. 13.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2009 Jan 04 04:58)