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Scientific Name | Cetopsis starnesi Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Bermejo, 4-5 kilometers south of Pueblo Salado, about 30 air kilometers south of Bermejo (22°27'S, 64°32'W), Argentinean-Bolivian border, Tarija, Bolivia. |
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, starnesi, is in reference, Dr. Wayne C. Starnes, of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, who collected the type-series of this species. |
Species Information | |
Size | 97mm or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: northwestern rio de La Plata and southern rio Madeira. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Upper Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Upper La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Parapetí (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2), pp 199, Fig. 43. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 28 16:33 (species record created: 2009 Jan 04 07:12) |