Whale Catfish

Cetopsidium roae

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

Cetopsidium roae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This fish is found in the upper stream of the Essequibo region in south-western Guyana, in the Rupununi basin, and upper Takutu River on the frontier of Guyana and Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Cetopsidium
Maximum length: 4.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: known only from Rupununi region in Guyana.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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