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 & W. Costa, 2023

Last updated November 28, 2025

Tridens vitreus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Tridentinae, the pygmy pencil catfishes.^[1] This catfish is found in Brazil. It was first described in 2023, with another species, T. chicomendesi .^[2]

Description

The species is classified based off the fins and vertebrae.^[2]

References

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tridens". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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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[Cof_genus-1] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tridens". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[:0-2] 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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