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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Copionodontinae
Etymology: Copionodon: Greek, kope, -es = millstone + Greek, odous = teeth.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Mucujê River, tributary of the Paraguaçu River in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39970)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Interopercle with 2 rows of odontodes; posterior region of interopercle distant to anterior margin of pectoral fin; interopercular patch of odontodes (26-31% HL). Adipose fin large, abruptly emerging after dorsal fin. Prepelvic (47-48% SL); predorsal (47-48% SL). Head wide 89-90% HL) (Ref. 45131).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
de Pínna, M.C.C. and W. Wosiacki, 2003. Trichomycteridae (pencil or parasitic catfishes). p. 270-290. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39970)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).