Cetopsidium ferreirai

Cetopsidium ferreirai is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes.^[2] This species is endemic to Brazil where it is known from the Trombetas River in Pará, it has also been recorded from the Uatumã River in Amazonas. It may be more widespread than is known. C. ferreirae is threatened by hydroelectric dams.^[1]

Cetopsidium ferreirai
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Cetopsidae
Genus:	Cetopsidium
Species:	C. ferreirai
Binomial name
Cetopsidium ferreirai Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005[2]