''Paracetopsis atahualpa'' 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 ...
of the family
Cetopsidae
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 ...
. It is found in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
and
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
where it occurs in the
Tumbes River
The Tumbes River ( es, Río Tumbes or Río Túmbez in Peru; Río Puyango in Ecuador), is a river in South America. The river's sources are located between Ecuadorian El Oro and Loja provinces. It is the border between El Oro and Loja, and afterw ...
basin (northwestern Peru) and the adjoining upper reaches of the
Zarumilla River
The Zarumilla River is a river in South America that marks the border between Peru and Ecuador. It is named after the Peruvian town of Zarumilla.
It is part of the Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves Sanctuary and its currents, sediments, and ti ...
(southwestern Ecuador).
References
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Cetopsidae
Fish described in 2005
Fish of South America
Freshwater fish of Peru
Freshwater fish of Ecuador
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