Tridens melanops

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| genus = Tridens

| parent_authority = Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

| species = melanops

| display_parents = 3

| authority = Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

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Tridens melanops is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Brazil where it is native to the Amazon Basin. This species grows to a length of {{convert|2.7|cm|in}} SL. This species is the only described species in its genus.{{FishBase|genus=Tridens|species=melanops|year=2012|month=February}}