Cetopsorhamdia orinoco Schultz, 1944
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
Cetopsorhamdia orinoco is a species of three-barbeled catfishes native to the Napo River basin in Ecuador and Orinoco River basin in Venezuela.
This species reaches a length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Cetopsorhamdia orinoco; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:16:20.513382+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cetopsorhamdia orinoco Schultz, 1944
- Name authority
- Schultz, 1944
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Heptapteridae
- Genus
- Cetopsorhamdia
- 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
- familyHeptapteridae Gill, 1861
- genusCetopsorhamdia Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916
- speciesCetopsorhamdia orinoco Schultz, 1944
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cetopsorhamdia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cetopsorhamdia boquillae Eigenmann, 1922 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia filamentosa Fowler, 1945 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia insidiosa (Steindachner, 1915) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia nasus Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia phantasia Stewart, 1985 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia iheringi Schubart & Gomes, 1959 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia molinae Miles, 1943 | HeptapteridaeChordata | 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.
- Schultz, L. P. (1944). The catfishes of Venezuela, with descriptions of thirty-eight new forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 94. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.94-3172.173 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:T72G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.