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Common member of the family Cetopsidae
 
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Pronounced See TOP Sid Ae
Family Common Name Whale Catfishes
Features Reduced set of barbels which trail behind the fishes underslung mouth. An open water catfish with no adipose fin or armour.
Distribution South America
Common Names (Baby) Whale Catfish
Size Smallest 18mm, largest 265mm, average 95mm, most commonly 43mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 45 "species" in 5 genera in the database
Keepers 0 species (0.0%) are being kept by registered keepers
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2.Cetopsinae41 species(91%)
2.Helogeninae4 species(9%)
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1.Cetopsidium 7 species(0 keepers)
2.Cetopsis 24 species(0 keepers)
3.Denticetopsis 7 species(0 keepers)
4.Helogenes 4 species(0 keepers)
5.Paracetopsis 3 species(0 keepers)
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(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Cetopsidium ferreiraiCetopsidium ferreirai
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
2.
Cetopsidium minutumCetopsidium minutum
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
3.
Cetopsidium morenoiCetopsidium morenoi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
4.
Cetopsidium orientaleCetopsidium orientale
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
5.
Cetopsidium pemonCetopsidium pemon
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
6.
Cetopsidium roaeCetopsidium roae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
7.
Cetopsidium soniaeCetopsidium soniae
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
8.
Cetopsis amphiloxaCetopsis amphiloxa
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
9.
Cetopsis arcanaCetopsis arcana
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
10.
Cetopsis aspisCetopsis aspis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
11.
Cetopsis baudoensisCetopsis baudoensis
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
12.
Cetopsis caiapoCetopsis caiapo
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
13.
Cetopsis candiruCetopsis candiru
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
14.
Cetopsis coecutiensCetopsis coecutiens
(i:20, k:0, b:0)
15.
Cetopsis fimbriataCetopsis fimbriata
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
16.
Cetopsis gobioidesCetopsis gobioides
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
17.
Cetopsis jurubidaeCetopsis jurubidae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
18.
Cetopsis montanaCetopsis montana
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
19.
Cetopsis motatanensisCetopsis motatanensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
20.
Cetopsis oliveiraiCetopsis oliveirai
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
21.
Cetopsis orinocoCetopsis orinoco
(i:11, k:0, b:0)
22.
Cetopsis othonopsCetopsis othonops
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
23.
Cetopsis parmaCetopsis parma
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
24.
Cetopsis pearsoniCetopsis pearsoni
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
25.
Cetopsis plumbeaCetopsis plumbea
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
26.
Cetopsis sandraeCetopsis sandrae
(i:8, k:0, b:0)
27.
Cetopsis sarcodesCetopsis sarcodes
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
28.
Cetopsis sp. (1)Cetopsis sp. (1)
(i:7, k:0, b:0)
29.
Cetopsis starnesiCetopsis starnesi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
30.
Cetopsis umbrosaCetopsis umbrosa
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
31.Cetopsis varii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
32.
Denticetopsis epaDenticetopsis epa
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
33.
Denticetopsis iwokramaDenticetopsis iwokrama
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
34.
Denticetopsis macilentaDenticetopsis macilenta
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
35.
Denticetopsis praecoxDenticetopsis praecox
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
36.
Denticetopsis royeroiDenticetopsis royeroi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
37.
Denticetopsis sauliDenticetopsis sauli
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
38.
Denticetopsis seductaDenticetopsis seducta
(i:8, k:0, b:0)
39.
Helogenes castaneusHelogenes castaneus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
40.
Helogenes gouldingiHelogenes gouldingi
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
41.
Helogenes marmoratusHelogenes marmoratus
(i:13, k:0, b:0)
42.
Helogenes uruyensisHelogenes uruyensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
43.
Paracetopsis atahualpaParacetopsis atahualpa
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
44.
Paracetopsis bleekeriParacetopsis bleekeri
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
45.
Paracetopsis esmeraldasParacetopsis esmeraldas
(i:1, k:0, b:0)