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Scientific Name	**Denticetopsis praecox** (Ferraris & Brown, 1991)
Common Name
Type Locality	Neblina base camp, Río Mawarinuma, Río Baria drainage, Territory Fed. Amazonas, southern Venezuela, 0°55'N, 66°10'W, elevation 120 meters.
Synonym(s)	Pseudocetopsis praecox
Pronunciation	den tee sea top siss
Species Information
Size	53mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Readily distinguished from other members of the genus by its colour pattern consisting of a dark brown back, speckled to dark sides, light belly, pale fins and a large dark spot on the basal half of the dorsal fin.
Sexing	Males are smaller and have filament extensions to the dorsal and often pectoral fins.
General Remarks	Among the smallest species in the family, maturing between 30-40 mm SL.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: upper Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (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.
pH	4.3 - 5.0
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Known from cobble-pebble bottom river habitats.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 1991 (no. 1), pp 162, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:57 (species record created: 2003 Mar 02 00:00)