 Summary of paracetopsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology | A combination of Greek 'Para' - near or beside, Cetopsis - indicating that this genus is similar to Cetopsis, but sufficiently different to warrant its own genus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification | Paracetopsis can be distinguished from all other genera in the Cetopsinae by the combination of the possession of a vomerine tooth patch with two or more rows of teeth and a medial gap between the contralateral components of the tooth patch. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 188mm, largest 242mm, average 224mm, most commonly 242mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 3 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Login to view the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/cetopsidae/paracetopsis/atahualpa/1.jpg "Paracetopsis atahualpa - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/paracetopsis/bleekeri/1.jpg "Paracetopsis bleekeri - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/cetopsidae/paracetopsis/esmeraldas/1.jpg "Paracetopsis esmeraldas - Click for species page")