Blue Whale Catfish
(Cetopsis coecutiens)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database

Classification

Species: Cetopsis coecutiens
Genus: Cetopsis
Family: Cetopsidae - Whale catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Blue Whale Catfish
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Tropical
Native: South America
Distribution: Amazon, Orinoco, Tocantins river

South America: Amazon, Tocantins, and Orinoco River basins.

Max length: 27.3 cm TL; max. published weight: 280 g

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