Denticetopsis macilenta

Denticetopsis macilenta
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Subfamily: Cetopsinae
Genus: Denticetopsis
Species: D. macilenta
Binomial name
Denticetopsis macilenta
(C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)

Denticetopsis macilenta is a species of whale catfish endemic to Guyana where it is only known from a limited area in the Essequibo River basin. This species grows to a length of 6.7 cm (2.6 inches).

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