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Scientific Name	**Cetopsidium minutum** (Eigenmann, 1912)
Common Name
Type Locality	Amatuk Cataract, Guyana.
Synonym(s)	Hemicetopsis minutus, Pseudocetopsis minuta, Pseudocetopsis minutus
Etymology	The genus name, Cetopsidium, from Cetopsis, that was the first genus proposed in the Cetopsinae, and "idium" meaning diminutive, is in reference to the relatively small body sizes of the members of the genus.
Species Information
Size	49mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coastal rivers of northern South America between the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 211, Pl. 23 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2005 Jan 17 00:00)