Paracetopsis esmeraldas

Paracetopsis esmeraldas
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Cetopsidae
Subfamily:	Cetopsinae
Genus:	Paracetopsis
Species:	P. esmeraldas
Binomial name
Paracetopsis esmeraldas Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005

Paracetopsis esmeraldas is a species of whale catfish endemic to Ecuador where it occurs in the Pacific drainages of the northwest. This species grows to a length of 18.8 cm (7.4 inches).

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Paracetopsis esmeraldas" in FishBase. December 2011 version.