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Scientific Name	**Cetopsis gobioides** Kner, 1858
Common Name	Whale Cat
Type Locality	Irisanga, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Cetopsis chalmersi, Pseudocetopsis chalmersi, Pseudocetopsis gobioides, Silurus pygmaeus
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	109mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: upper São Francisco, Paraná and Uruguay River basins. São Francisco, Upper São Francisco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (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 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373), pp 407 [37], Pl. 6 (fig. 16).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2009 Jan 04 07:06)