Cetopsis orinoco

Schultz, 1944
Cetopsis orinoco, Yaracuy, río Guarataro
according to the origin río Orinoco-Einzug
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Genus
Synonyms
Pseudocetopsis plumbeus orinoco
Pseudocetopsis orinoco
Bagre Ciego
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
100.5 mm

Táchira, Yaracuy, Carabobo, Falcón, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Cojedes, Guarico, Portuguesa, Meta

Colombia, Venezuela

río La Yuca → río Masparro | río Guanare | río Tinaco → río San Carlos → río Cojedes ⇒ río Portuguesa | río Sioca → brazo Toro Pintado → río Bejuquero | caño Pedraza La Vieja ⇒ río Suripá ⇒ río Apure | río Metica | río Guatiquía ⇒ río Meta ⇒ río Orinoco | río Aroa | río La Grita → río Guarumito → río Zulia → río Catatumbo → lago de Maracaibo ⇒ Caribic

[ 7.842,-72.198 ]
Map to Cetopsis orinoco
Flow
strong
Substrate
coarse gravel, rubble
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
not known
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 259
Pic. 2: Cetopsis orinoco, Yaracuy, río Guarataro
Pic. 3: Cetopsis orinoco, Yaracuy, río Tupe
Pic. 4: Cetopsis orinoco, Barinas, Caño Curito
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