| Family: |
Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes), subfamily: Cetopsinae |
| Max. size: |
7.14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Guyana and Suriname. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
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). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 06 October 2020 (B1ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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