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Copionodon

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Ostariophysi
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Copionodon
Species: C. lianae - C. orthiocarinatus - C. pecten

Name

Copionodon de Pinna, 1992

Reference

Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., 2007, Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 [1]

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.

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