Denticetopsis macilenta

Denticetopsis macilenta is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes.^[2] This fish is endemic to Guyana where it is only known from a limited area in the Essequibo River basin.^[1] This demersal fish grows to a standard length of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).^[3]

Denticetopsis macilenta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Cetopsidae
Genus:	Denticetopsis
Species:	D. macilenta
Binomial name
Denticetopsis macilenta (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Hemicetopsis macilentus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Pseudocetopsis macilentus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)