Catoprion
Catoprion is a genus of serrasalmids from tropical South America, including the basins of the Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco and Paraguay rivers.[1] It was believed to be a monotypic genus until the 2020 description of C. absconditus.[2]
| Catoprion | |
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| Catoprion mento | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Catoprion J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 |
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2, see text | |
Species[edit]
There are 2 described species:[2]
- Catoprion mento (G. Cuvier, 1819)
- Catoprion absconditus Bonani Mateussi, Melo & Oliveira, 2020
References[edit]
- ^ Janovetz, J. (2005-12-15). "Functional morphology of feeding in the scale-eating specialist Catoprion mento". Journal of Experimental Biology. 208 (24): 4757–4768. doi:10.1242/jeb.01938. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 16326957.
- ^ a b Mateussi, Nadayca T. Bonani; Melo, Bruno F.; Oliveira, Claudio (2020). "Molecular delimitation and taxonomic revision of the wimple piranha Catoprion (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) with the description of a new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 97 (3): 668–685. doi:10.1111/jfb.14417. ISSN 1095-8649. PMID 32501542. S2CID 219328539.