''Coptobrycon bilineatus'' is a species of

characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

, where it is found in the upper

Tietê River The Tietê River ( ) is a Brazilian river in the state of São Paulo. The first known use of the name Tietê was on a map published in 1748 by d’Anville. The name means "truthful river", or "truthful waters”, in Tupi. The Tietê River i ...

basin. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in freshwater environments at benthopelagic depths. This species is native to a tropical climate. ''C. bilineatus'' grows to in length as an unsexed male. It is distributed in the Upper Tietê River basin.

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* Stygichthyini Monotypic freshwater fish genera Characiformes genera Freshwater fish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa named by Marion Durbin Ellis Fish described in 1911 {{Characidae-stub