Paracetopsis atahualpa is a species of whale catfish of the family Cetopsidae. It is found in Peru and Ecuador where it occurs in the Tumbes River basin (northwestern Peru) and the adjoining upper reaches of the Zarumilla River (southwestern Ecuador).
Paracetopsis atahualpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Cetopsidae |
Genus: | Paracetopsis |
Species: | P. atahualpa
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Binomial name | |
Paracetopsis atahualpa |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracetopsis atahualpa". FishBase. December 2011 version.