Tridens melanops
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Tridens |
| Species: | T. melanops
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| Tridens melanops | |
Tridens melanops is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Tridentinae, the pygmy pencil catfishes.[3] This catfish is 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.[4] It is the first species described.
References
- ^ Brejão, G.L. (2023). "Tridens melanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830512A160418643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830512A160418643.en. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Eigenmann, C. H.; Eigenmann, R. S. (1889). "Preliminary notes on South American Nematognathi, II". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 2: 28–56 [53]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.3477.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tridens". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tridens melanops". FishBase. February 2012 version.