Denticetopsis macilenta
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| Denticetopsis macilenta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Cetopsidae |
| Genus: | Denticetopsis |
| Species: | D. macilenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Denticetopsis macilenta (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)[2] | |
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Denticetopsis macilenta is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes.[2] This fish is endemic to Guyana where it is only known from a limited area in the Essequibo River basin.[1] This demersal fish grows to a standard length of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).[3]
