Classification / Names
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Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes) > Cetopsinae
Etymology: Cetopsis: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); aspis: Name from the Greek word 'aspis' meaning shield, in allusion to the occurrence of this species in the Guiana Shield; noun in apposition (Ref. 128465).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल. Tropical
South America: Guyana and Suriname.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 128465)
Collected from small and shallow stream, 5-10 m wide, 48-88 cm deep, with grey-white turbid water due to upstream activities of gold miners. Found in sandy bottom, with gravel, woody debris and with aquatic macrophytes (Thurnia sphaerocephala (Ref. 128465).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Abrahão, V., J. Mol and M. De Pinna, 2019. A new species of Cetopsis from the Guiana Shield (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae). Zootaxa. 4664(2):221-232. (Ref. 128465)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
साधन
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00207 - 0.01214), b=3.14 (2.93 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).