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
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]

  • Copionodon lianae Campanario & de Pinna, 2000
  • Copionodon orthiocarinatus de Pinna, 1992
  • Copionodon pecten de Pinna, 1992

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.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Copionodon lianae" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Copionodon orthiocarinatus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Copionodon pecten" in FishBase. July 2007 version.


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