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Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994) |
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photo by
Sabaj Pérez, M.H. |
| Family: | Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes), subfamily: Cetopsinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; depth range 2 - 40 m | |||
| Distribution: | South America: middle and upper Amazon River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 18-18; Vertebrae: 40-40 | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on terrestrial arthropods such as spiders, a mosquito-like dipteran, heads of ants, orthopteran and dipterans. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 October 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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