Copionodon lianae is a species of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae.[1] It is found in the Grisante River, a tributary of the Mucujê River, which is a tributary of the Paraguaçu River in Bahia, Brazil.[2] This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in). [3]
| Copionodon lianae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Copionodon |
| Species: | C. lianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Copionodon lianae Campanario & de Pinna, 2000 | |
The catfish is named in honor of ichthyologist Liana Figueiredo Mendes, of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, who collected the type specimens.[4]
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