Cetopsis pearsoni Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cetopsis pearsoni Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
- Name authority
- Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Cetopsidae
- Genus
- Cetopsis
- 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
- genusCetopsis Agassiz, 1829
- speciesCetopsis pearsoni Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cetopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cetopsis aspis Abrahão, Mol & de Pinna, 2019 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis varii Abrahão & de Pinna, 2018 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis amphiloxa (Eigenmann, 1914) | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis arcana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis montana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994) | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis sandrae Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 | CetopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsis starnesi 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.
- Vari, R. P.; Ferraris, C. J., Jr.; de Pinna, M. C. C. (2005). The neotropical whale catfishes (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae), a revisionary study. Neotropical Ichthyology, 3. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252005000200001 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:T6ZW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.