Denticetopsis praecox

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)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudocetopsis praecox Ferraris & Brown, 1991

Denticetopsis praecox is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes.[2] This fish is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from the Baria River of the upper Rio Negro basin.[3] This demersal fish grows to a standard length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ Varella, H.R. (2023). "Denticetopsis praecox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T178099291A178101477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T178099291A178101477.en. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c 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" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (2): 127–238. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000200001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Denticetopsis praecox". FishBase. April 2025 version.