Copionodon

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

Copionodon is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae.

Species

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

• Copionodon elysium de Pinna, Burger & Zanata, 2018
• Copionodon exotatos de Pinna, Abrahão, Reis & Zanata, 2018
• 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. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Copionodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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.). "Copionodon lianae". FishBase . July 2007 version.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copionodon orthiocarinatus". FishBase . July 2007 version.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copionodon pecten". FishBase . July 2007 version.