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| Scientific Name | Cetopsis varii Abrahão & de Pinna, 2018 |
| Common Names | Baboso (Colombia) Bobo (Colombia), Ciego (Colombia) |
| Type Locality | Río Casanare, a tributary to the Río Meta, town of San Joaquin, Tame Municipality, Arauca Department, Colombia, 06°13'22.4"N, 71°32'19.85"W. |
| Pronunciation | see TOP siss - |
| Etymology | Cetopsis: From the Greek cetos, meaning whale, and -opsis, meaning likeness; in reference to the whale-like appearance. varii: Honoring R. P. Vari, for his landmark contributions to the systematics of fishes, including the Cetopsidae, and for his inspiring role as a model of scientific and personal integrity to new generations of ichthyologists. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 47mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | C. varii is distinct in having the following combination of characters: the absence of a humeral spot, presence of eye, conical teeth on vomer and dentary and rounded posterior nares, along with details of body, dorsal and caudal-fin pigmentation. It also differs from most Cetopsis except C. baudoensis by having a pale body covered by small dark spots evenly distributed on the dorsal body, the spots fading gradually towards the ventral body, and by lacking a dark humeral spot and lacking a dark bilobed patch at the base of the caudal fin. |
| Sexing | There is no sexual dimorphism in this species. |
| General Remarks | |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Río Casanare, Río Pauto and Río Metica, Río Meta basin, eastern Colombia. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Iril (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Thoubal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Ithai (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Lokchao (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta, Pauto (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta, Metica (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta, Casanare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Other Parameters | |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Stomach contents of several wild-caught specimens contained mostly ants and insect fragments, plus sediment, sand and a few small rocks in one specimen. User data. |
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| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal of Fish Biology v. 93 (no. 1), pp 112, Figs. 1-2, 5-8a. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.23.119.2896 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:57 (species record created: 2011 Jan 11 19:14) |