Copionodon

Copionodon is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, C. lianae, C. orthiocarinatus, and C. pecten.

Copionodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Copionodontinae
Genus: Copionodon
de Pinna, 1992
Type species
Copionodon pecten
de Pinna, 1992

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

Distribution

C. orthiocarinatus and C. pecten originate from the Mucujê River, a tributary of Paraguaçu River in Bahia, Brazil. C. lianae originates from the Grisante River, a tributary of the Mucujê River.[2]

Description

Copionodon species grow to about 3.8–6.2 centimetres (1.5–2.4 inches) SL.[3][4][5]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Copionodon in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Copionodon lianae" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Copionodon orthiocarinatus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Copionodon pecten" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
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