Copionodon

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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
Binomial name
Copionodon lianae Campanario & de Pinna, 2000 Copionodon orthiocarinatus de Pinna, 1992 Copionodon pecten de Pinna, 1992

Copionodon is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, C. lianae, C. orthiocarinatus, and C. pecten.^[1] C. orthiocarinatus and C. pecten originate from the Mucujê River, a tributary of Paraguaçu River in Brazil. C. lianae originates from the Grisante River, a tributary of the Mucujê River.^[1] Copionodon species grow to about 3.8–6.2 centimetres (1.5–2.4 in) SL.^[2][3][4]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
2. ^ "Copionodon lianae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
3. ^ "Copionodon orthiocarinatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ "Copionodon pecten". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.