Tridens melanops

Tridens melanops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:Tridentinae
Genus:Tridens
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Species: T. melanops
Binomial name
Tridens melanops

Tridens melanops is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Brazil where it is native to the Amazon Basin. This species grows to a length of 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in) SL. This species is the only described species in its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tridens melanops" in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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