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  • Cetopsis oliveirai
  • Cetopsis oliveirai
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Scientific NameCetopsis oliveirai    (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994)
Common NameWhale Cat
Type LocalityRio Solimões north of Ilha da Marchantaria, about 15 km from mouth of Rio Negro at Manaus (3°15'S, 60°00'W), Amazonas, Brazil, elevation about 15 m.
Synonym(s)Bathycetopsis oliveirai
Pronunciationsee TOP siss
EtymologyCetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. 
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Size36mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, 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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ReferenceCopeia 1994 (no. 2), pp 383, Figs. 1, 3-4.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)