''Denticetopsis macilenta'' is a species of
whale catfish
The Cetopsidae are a small family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), commonly called the whale catfishes.
Taxonomy
This family contains five genera divided into two subfamilies, Cetopsinae and Helogeneinae. Helogeneinae was previously a family-l ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
where it is only known from a limited area in the
Essequibo River basin. This species grows to a length of 6.7 cm (2.6 inches).
References
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Cetopsidae
Catfish of South America
Endemic fauna of Guyana
Fish of Guyana
Fish described in 1912
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