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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderSiluriformes
  4. ›familyCetopsidae
  5. ›genusParacetopsis
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Paracetopsis esmeraldas

Paracetopsis esmeraldas Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

Also calledPez ciego (spa)

First described in: Vari, R. P.; Ferraris, C. J., Jr.; de Pinna, M. C. C. (2005). The neotropical whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary study. <em>Neotropical Ichthyology.</em> 3(2): 127-238.

Paracetopsis esmeraldas s a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This species is endemic to Ecuador where it occurs in the Esmeraldas River basin of the northwest. This species grows to a standard length of 18.8 cm (7.4 in).

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5201708.