Cetopsis candiru

The Cetopsis candiru lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Identification: Cetopsis candiru can be distinguished from all of its congeners by the combination of its relatively shallow body at the origin of the dorsal fin (0.20 of SL or less versus 0. More

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Cetopsis candiru (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) - add this species to your "My Cats" page. Common Name(s) None Type Locality Equatorial rivers of Brazil. More

designados para Cetopsis candiru, Cetopsis chalmersi e Cetopsis plumbeus. More

designated for Cetopsis candiru, Cetopsis chalmersi, and Cetopsis plumbeus. print back Phalloptychus januarius is not from Argentina Aphyocharax nattereri is a sr. synonym of A. More

* Serrasalmus rhombeus Cetopsis candiru Unsexed specimen of Hemicetopsis candiru Photographer: Thorke A.S. Ostergaard Date Taken: 2000 Location Taken: Rio Negro, Brazil Copyright: (c) 2000 Thorke A.S. More

Common names

Canero in Spanish (español)
Ciego in Spanish (español)
Rosvovalasmonni in Finnish (suomen kieli)
半鯨鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
半鲸鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Siluriformes
Family : Cetopsidae
Genus : Cetopsis
Species : Cetopsis candiru
Authority : Spix & Agassiz, 1829