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  • Cetopsis starnesi
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Scientific NameCetopsis starnesi    Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
Common Name
Type LocalityRio 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.
Synonym(s)
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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Size97mm or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
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)

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IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
, 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. 3 (no. 2), pp 199, Fig. 43.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)