Denticetopsis seducta

Denticetopsis seducta
50 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Denticetopsis
Species:
D. seducta
Binomial name
Denticetopsis seducta
Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005[2]

Denticetopsis seducta is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes.[2] This species is endemic to Brazil where it has a relatively wide, albeit scattered, distribution in the central and western portions of the Amazon basin and possibly the southwestern portions of the Orinoco River basin; it is relatively disjunct from the other species of Denticetopsis.[3] This demersal fish grows to a standard length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Denticetopsis seducta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830443A188277285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830443A188277285.en. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Denticetopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ^ Vari, Richard P.; Ferraris, Carl J.; de Pinna, Mário C. C. (2005). "The Neotropical whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary study". Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (2): 127–238. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000200001.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Denticetopsis seducta". FishBase. April 2025 version.