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'''Ceptosis coecutiens''' ('''Blue Whale Catfish''') is a species of catfish throughout the amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cetopsis coecutiens |url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/catfish/cetopsidae/coecutiens/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Ichthyology |language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''Ceptosis coecutiens''' ('''Blue Whale Catfish''') is a species of catfish throughout the amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cetopsis coecutiens |url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/catfish/cetopsidae/coecutiens/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Ichthyology |language=en-US}}</ref> The fish was first described by Hinrich lichtenstein in 1819, who named it for its resemblance to certain cetaceans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schäfer |first=Frank |date=2015-07-27 |title=Cetopsis coecutiens |url=https://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/10-catfishes/10c-catfishes-remaining-catfish-from-south-america/cetopsis-coecutiens-en/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Aquarium Glaser GmbH |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''C. coecutiens'' is one of the largest species of "candiru" catfish. While these catfish are reported to grow to a size of 265mm, some specimens greater than 300mm have been caught in the wild.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ScotCat Factsheets: October 2006: Cetopsis coecutiens(Lichtenstein, 1819) |url=https://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/cetopsis_coecutiens.htm |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.scotcat.com}}</ref> |
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''C. coecutiens'' is occasionally kept in aquariums. The fish will accept frozen food and readily eats live food. A sparsely lit tank is recommended to more closely mimic the fish's natural habitat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlanetCatfish.com - Cetopsis coecutiens (Cetopsidae) Cat-eLog |url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=339 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.planetcatfish.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
''C. coecutiens'' is occasionally kept in aquariums. The fish will accept frozen food and readily eats live food. A sparsely lit tank is recommended to more closely mimic the fish's natural habitat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlanetCatfish.com - Cetopsis coecutiens (Cetopsidae) Cat-eLog |url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=339 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.planetcatfish.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Cetopsidae |
| Genus: | Cetopsis |
| Species: | C. coecutiens
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| Cetopsis coecutiens Liechtenstein 1819
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Ceptosis coecutiens (Blue Whale Catfish) is a species of catfish throughout the amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.[1] The fish was first described by Hinrich lichtenstein in 1819, who named it for its resemblance to certain cetaceans.[2] C. coecutiens is one of the largest species of "candiru" catfish. While these catfish are reported to grow to a size of 265mm, some specimens greater than 300mm have been caught in the wild.[3]
C. coecutiens is occasionally kept in aquariums. The fish will accept frozen food and readily eats live food. A sparsely lit tank is recommended to more closely mimic the fish's natural habitat.[4]
References
- ^ "Cetopsis coecutiens". Ichthyology. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Schäfer, Frank (2015-07-27). "Cetopsis coecutiens". Aquarium Glaser GmbH. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "ScotCat Factsheets: October 2006: Cetopsis coecutiens(Lichtenstein, 1819)". www.scotcat.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "PlanetCatfish.com - Cetopsis coecutiens (Cetopsidae) Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.