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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae Whale catfishes
Subfamily: Cetopsinae
Genus: Cetopsidium

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cetopsidium ferreirai South America 3.7 SL 2005
Cetopsidium minutum South America 4.9 SL 1912
Cetopsidium morenoi South America 4.3 SL 1972
Cetopsidium orientale South America 5.8 SL 2003
Cetopsidium pemon South America 4.3 SL 2005
Cetopsidium roae South America 4.1 SL 2005
Cetopsidium soniae South America 3.6 SL 2009



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