Copionodon

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Copionodon
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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 freshwater ray-finned fishesbelonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Copionodontinae, the Chapada pencil catfishes. These fishes are endemic to Brazil.

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Species

There are currently five 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. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & 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.
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