Tridentopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Trichomycteridae |
Subfamily: | Tridentinae |
Genus: | Tridentopsis Myers, 1925 |
Type species | |
Tridentopsis pearsoni Myers, 1925 |
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Binomial name | |
Tridentopsis cahuali |
Tridentopsis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, T. cahuali, T. pearsoni, and T. tocantinsi.[1] T. cahuali originates from the Paraguay River basin in Argentina. T. pearsoni inhabits the upper Amazon River basin in Bolivia. T. tocantinsi lives in the Tocantins River basin in Brazil.[1] Tridentopsis species grow to about 2.2–2.3 centimetres (.87–.91 in) SL.[2]