''Copionodon'' is a
genus
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of
catfish
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es (
order
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...
Siluriformes) of the
family
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Trichomycteridae
Trichomycteridae is a family of catfishes commonly known as pencil catfishes or parasitic catfishes. This family includes the candiru fish (''Vandellia cirrhosa''), feared by some people for its alleged habit of entering into the urethra of ...
. It includes three
species
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, ''C. lianae'', ''C. orthiocarinatus'', and ''C. pecten''.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Copionodon lianae''
Campanario & de Pinna
De Pinna was a high-end clothier for men and women founded in New York City in 1885, by Alfred De Pinna (1831–1915), a Sephardic Jew born in England. They also sold menswear-inspired clothing for women that was finely tailored. The flagship sto ...
, 2000
* ''
Copionodon orthiocarinatus''
de Pinna
De Pinna was a high-end clothier for men and women founded in New York City in 1885, by Alfred De Pinna (1831–1915), a Sephardic Jew born in England. They also sold menswear-inspired clothing for women that was finely tailored. The flagship sto ...
, 1992
* ''
Copionodon pecten''
de Pinna
De Pinna was a high-end clothier for men and women founded in New York City in 1885, by Alfred De Pinna (1831–1915), a Sephardic Jew born in England. They also sold menswear-inspired clothing for women that was finely tailored. The flagship sto ...
, 1992
Distribution
''C. orthiocarinatus'' and ''C. pecten'' originate from the
Mucujê River, a tributary of
Paraguaçu River
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in
Bahia
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,
Brazil
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. ''C. lianae'' originates from the
Grisante River, a tributary of the Mucujê River.
Description
''Copionodon'' species grow to about
SL.
References
Trichomycteridae
Pencil catfish of Brazil
Endemic fish of Brazil
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Mário Cesar Cardoso de Pinna
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