Copionodon

Copionodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:	Copionodontinae
Genus:	Copionodon de Pinna, 1992
Type species
Copionodon pecten de Pinna, 1992
Binomial name
Copionodon lianae Campanario & de Pinna, 2000 Copionodon orthiocarinatus de Pinna, 1992 Copionodon pecten de Pinna, 1992

Copionodon is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, C. lianae, C. orthiocarinatus, and C. pecten.^[1] C. orthiocarinatus and C. pecten originate from the Mucujê River, a tributary of Paraguaçu River in Brazil. C. lianae originates from the Grisante River, a tributary of the Mucujê River.^[1] Copionodon species grow to about 3.8–6.2 centimetres (1.5–2.4 in) SL.^[2][3][4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Copionodon lianae" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Copionodon orthiocarinatus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
4. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Copionodon pecten" in FishBase. July 2007 version.