Cetopsidium orientale (Vari, Ferraris & Keith, 2003)

Family:  Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes), subfamily: Cetopsinae
Max. size:  5.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
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.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-6; Anal soft rays: 23-27; Vertebrae: 37-42
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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