Cetopsidium orientale

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Cetopsidium orientale
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Cetopsidium
Species:
C. orientale
Binomial name
Cetopsidium orientale
(Vari, Ferraris & Keith, 2003) [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Pseudocetopsis orientaleVari, Ferraris & Keith, 2003

Cetopsidium orientale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. [2] This fish is found in the coastal rivers of Suriname and French Guiana in the region from the Corantijn River along the border between Suriname and Guyana to the Oyapock-Oiapoque River along the French Guiana-Brazil border; it is likely this species is also occurs in the left bank tributaries to the Corantijn River draining from Guyana and the Oiapoque River in Brazil. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Calegari, B.B. (2022). "Cetopsidium orientale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T176154476A176154490. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176154476A176154490.en . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cetopsidium". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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