Cetopsidium orientale
| Cetopsidium orientale | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Cetopsidae |
| Genus: | Cetopsidium |
| Species: | C. orientale |
| Binomial name | |
| Cetopsidium orientale | |
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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
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetopsidium orientale". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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