| Copionodon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Copionodontinae |
| Genus: | Copionodon de Pinna, 1992 |
| Type species | |
| Copionodon pecten de Pinna, 1992
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Copionodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Copionodontinae, the Chapada pencil catfishes. These fishes are endemic to Brazil.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:1
- Copionodon elysium de Pinna, Burger & Zanata, 2018
- Copionodon exotatos de Pinna, Abrahão, Reis & Zanata, 2018
- Copionodon lianae Campanario & de Pinna, 2000
- Copionodon orthiocarinatus de Pinna, 1992
- Copionodon pecten de Pinna, 1992
Distribution
C. orthiocarinatus and C. pecten originate from the Mucujê River, a tributary of Paraguaçu River in Bahia, Brazil. C. lianae originates from the Grisante River, a tributary of the Mucujê River.2
Description
Copionodon species grow to about 3.8–6.2 centimetres (1.5–2.4 inches) SL.345
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Copionodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copionodon lianae". FishBase. July 2007 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copionodon orthiocarinatus". FishBase. July 2007 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copionodon pecten". FishBase. July 2007 version.