Cetopsidium soniae

Vari & Ferraris, 2009
Cetopsidium soniae
dedicated Dr. Sonia Fisch-Muller (Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva)
 
Family
Cetopsidae
 
Subfamily
Cetopsinae
 
Tribe
Cetopsidiini
 
Genus
Cetopsidium
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  6 cm
Standard length (documented)
35.9 mm
Manari River near Lethem (endemic)

Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Guyana

Rupununi River → Essequibo River → Atlantic NE

[ 3.443,-59.743 ]
Map to Cetopsidium soniae
High above sea level
> 329 m
(Prefered) River depth
~1.50 m
Locality
in caves or cracks of stones
Substrate
gravel, sand
In water
deadwood
 
Cetopsidium - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
not known
Pic. 2: Cetopsidium soniae
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for the pictures
R.P. Vari & C.J. Ferraris Jr. (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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27.09.2025