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| Scientific Name | Cetopsorhamdia phantasia Stewart, 1985 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Jivino, west of Limoncocha, Ecuador, about 0°24.6'S, 76°39.0'W. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Cetopsorhamdia: Greek, ketos = a marine monster or whale and the Brazilian vernacular name, Nhamdia/Jamdia. From the Greek, hepta, meaning seven and pteron meaning fin. |
Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo, Upper Napo, Aguarico (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo, Upper Napo, Jivino (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , a distribution map 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 | Copeia 1985 (no. 2), pp340, Figs. 1, 2a-b. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.30.152.4032 | |
| Last Update | Mon Dec 08, 2025 3:13 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |




