Denticetopsis praecox

Denticetopsis praecox is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes.^[2] This fish is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from the Baria River of the upper Rio Negro basin.^[3] This demersal fish grows to a standard length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).^[4]

Denticetopsis praecox
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Cetopsidae
Genus:	Denticetopsis
Species:	D. praecox
Binomial name
Denticetopsis praecox (Ferraris & B. A. Brown, 1991)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Pseudocetopsis praecox Ferraris & Brown, 1991