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 |
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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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