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Catoprion

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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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Genus:
Catoprion

J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
Species

2, see text

Species

There are 2 described species:[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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