Whale Catfish

Cetopsidium orientale

Catfish of Freshwater Basins

Tropical
Coastal
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Cetopsidium orientale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This fish is found in the coastal rivers of Suriname and French Guiana in the region from the Corantijn River along the border between Suriname and Guyana to the Oyapock-Oiapoque River along the French Guiana-Brazil border; it is likely this species is also occurs in the left bank tributaries to the Corantijn River draining from Guyana and the Oiapoque River in Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Cetopsidium
Maximum length: 5.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of Suriname and French Guiana in the region from the Corantijn River along the border between Suriname and Guyana to the Fleuve Oyapock-rio Oiapoque along the French Guiana-Brazil border.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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