Tridentopsis
Sign in to saveTridentopsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Tridentinae, the pygmy pencil catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
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Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyTrichomycteridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Collections
- CAS, FMNH, MPEG, UF, NRM
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Ecuador, Brasil, Bolivia, Paraguay
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- Parent taxon
- Trichomycteridae
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- taxon name
- Tridentopsis
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Tridentopsis
- taxonomic type
- Tridentopsis pearsoni
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Tridentopsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Tridentinae, the pygmy pencil catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Tridentopsis brevis (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) Tridentopsis cahuali Azpelicueta, 1990 Tridentopsis pearsoni Myers, 1925 Tridentopsis tocantinsi La Monte, 1939
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