Cetopsidium morenoi

Cetopsidium morenoi
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Cetopsidium
Species:
C. morenoi
Binomial name
Cetopsidium morenoi
Synonyms[2]
  • Hemicetopsis morenoiFernández-Yépez, 1972
  • Pseudocetopsis morenoi(Fernández-Yépez, 1972)

Cetopsidium morenoi is a species of whale catfish that isis a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the familyCetopsidae, the whale catfishes.[2] This fish is found in the central and western portions of the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.[1]

References

  1. ^ abVilla-Navarro, F.; DoNascimiento, CD; Mojica, J.I.; et al. (2021). "Cetopsidium morenoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T175721530A175721559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T175721530A175721559.en. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ abcFricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cetopsidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2025.