Denticetopsis royeroi
| Denticetopsis royeroi | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Cetopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetopsinae |
| Genus: | Denticetopsis |
| Species: | D. royeroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Denticetopsis royeroi Ferraris, 1996 | |
Denticetopsis royeroi is a species of whale catfish endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from the holotype collected in a tributary to the upper Rio Negro.[1] This species grows to a length of 1.8 cm (0.7 inches).
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Denticetopsis royeroi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Vari, Richard P.; Ferraris, Carl J.; de Pinna, Mário C. C. (2005). "The Neotropical whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary study" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (2): 127–238. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000200001.
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