Denticetopsis praecox

Denticetopsis praecox is a species of whale catfish endemic to Venezuela where it is known from the Baria River of the upper Rio Negro basin.[1] This species grows to a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 inches).

Denticetopsis praecox
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Denticetopsis
Species:
D. praecox
Binomial name
Denticetopsis praecox
(Ferraris & B. A. Brown, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Pseudocetopsis praecox Ferraris & Brown, 1991

References

  1. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
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