Tridens vitreus

Tridens vitreus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Genus:	Tridens
Species:	T. vitreus
Binomial name
	Tridens vitreus; Henschel, Ohara & Costa, 2023

Last updated November 08, 2025

Tridens vitreus is a species of catfish in the family Trichomycteridae, found in Brazil. It was first described in 2023, with another species, T. chicomendesi .^[1]

Description

The species is classified based off the fins and vertebrae.^[1]

References

1 2 Henschel, Elisabeth; Ohara, Willian M.; Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (2023). "Two new miniature translucent catfish species of the rare genus Tridens (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Madeira River basin, northern Brazil". Journal of Fish Biology. 103 (1): 155–171. doi:10.1111/jfb.15403. ISSN 1095-8649.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Henschel, Elisabeth; Ohara, Willian M.; Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (2023). "Two new miniature translucent catfish species of the rare genus Tridens (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Madeira River basin, northern Brazil". Journal of Fish Biology. 103 (1): 155–171. doi:10.1111/jfb.15403. ISSN 1095-8649.

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