Fishing for Blue whale catfish

Cetopsis coecutiens

The blue whale catfish is a smooth, scaleless freshwater catfish with a cylindrical, bluish-gray body, tiny eyes, and short barbels around the mouth. It lives in the deeper channels of the Amazon, Orinoco, and other South American river basins. It reaches about 12 inches. It is a strong swimmer that stays near the bottom in flowing, turbid water. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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