Catoprion
Catoprion is a
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
There are 2 described species:[2]
- Catoprion mento (G. Cuvier, 1819)
- Catoprion absconditus Bonani Mateussi, Melo & Oliveira, 2020
References