| Family: |
Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes), subfamily: Cetopsinae |
| Max. size: |
3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range 2 - 40 m |
| Distribution: |
South America: middle and upper Amazon River basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 18-18; Vertebrae: 40-40 |
| Biology: |
Feeds on terrestrial arthropods such as spiders, a mosquito-like dipteran, heads of ants, orthopteran and dipterans. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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