Tridentopsis
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
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| taxon = Tridentopsis
| authority = Myers, 1925
| type_species = Tridentopsis pearsoni
| type_species_authority = Myers, 1925
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| subdivision =
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Tridentopsis is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Tridentopsis| month = February | year = 2012}}
- Tridentopsis cahuali Azpelicueta, 1990
- Tridentopsis pearsoni Myers, 1925
- Tridentopsis tocantinsi La Monte, 1939
T. cahuali originates from the Paraguay River basin in Argentina. T. pearsoni inhabits the upper Amazon River basin in Bolivia. T. tocantinsi lives in the Tocantins River basin in Brazil.{{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 }} Tridentopsis species grow to about 2.2–2.3 centimetres (.87–.91 in) SL.{{FishBase|genus=Tridentopsis|species=cahuali|year=2014|month=July}}{{FishBase|genus=Tridentopsis|species=pearsoni|year=2014|month=July}}{{FishBase|genus=Tridentopsis|species=tocantinsi|year=2014|month=July}}
References
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Category:Catfish of South America
Category:Fish of the Amazon basin
Category:Taxa named by George S. Myers
Category:Freshwater fish genera
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