Denticetopsis sauli Ferraris, 1996
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Denticetopsis sauli is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This fish is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from the Pamoni River in the upper Rio Negro system. This demersal fish grows to a standard length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Denticetopsis sauli; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:30:11.526321+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Denticetopsis sauli Ferraris, 1996
- Name authority
- Ferraris, 1996
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Cetopsidae
- Genus
- Denticetopsis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyCetopsidae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyCetopsinae Bleeker, 1858
- genusDenticetopsis Ferraris, 1996
- speciesDenticetopsis sauli Ferraris, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Denticetopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Denticetopsis epa Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Denticetopsis iwokrama Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Denticetopsis macilenta (Eigenmann, 1912) | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Denticetopsis praecox (Ferraris & Brown, 1991) | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Denticetopsis royeroi Ferraris, 1996 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Denticetopsis seducta Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ferraris, C. J. (1996). Denticetopsis, a new genus of South American whale catfish (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae, Cetopsinae), with two new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 49. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34TW6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.