Cetopsis varii

Abrahão & de Pinna, 2018

Etymology

dedicated Richard P. Vari (Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History)

Classification

Family

Subfamily

Tribe

Genus

Synonyms

unknown

Length (total)

Origin

río Casanare near San Joaquín

Region

Arauca, Casanare

Countries

Colombia

River system

río Meta → río Orinoco → Caribic

GPS

[ 6.223,-71.539 ]

Nutrition

Nutrition (mostly): carnivore

Eats plants

not known

Bred

unknown

Information for export

not known

Internet sources

Abrahão, V.P. & Pinna, M.C.C. de, 2018 "Cetopsis varii, a new species of whale catfish (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae) from the Meta Basin, Colombia" (abstract) (Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 93 No. 1)

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27.09.2025