Copionodon
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Copionodon
|image=Copionodon (10.3897-subtbiol.16.5180) Figure 4.jpg
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| authority = de Pinna, 1992
| type_species = Copionodon pecten
| type_species_authority = de Pinna, 1992
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
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Copionodon is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, C. lianae, C. orthiocarinatus, and C. pecten.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Copionodon| month = February | year = 2012}}
- 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.{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J. Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1 }}
Description
Copionodon species grow to about {{convert|3.8|-|6.2|cm|in|abbr=off}} SL.{{FishBase|genus=Copionodon|species=lianae|year=2007|month=July}}{{FishBase|genus=Copionodon|species=orthiocarinatus|year=2007|month=July}}{{FishBase|genus=Copionodon|species=pecten|year=2007|month=July}}
References
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Category:Pencil catfish of Brazil
Category:Endemic fish of Brazil
Category:Freshwater fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Mário Cesar Cardoso de Pinna
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