Wimple Piranha
Catoprion absconditus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
Catopruion absconditus, which shares the common name wimple piranha with its congener C. mento, is a lepidophagous species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is found in South America in the central and eastern Amazon river system of Brazil and in tributaries of the Essequibo in Guyana.
Catoprion est un genre de poissons d'eau douce de la famille des Serrasalmidae qui se rencontre en Amazonie. Ce genre était considéré comme monotypique jusqu'à la découverte de Catoprion absconditus en 2020.
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Distribution
Sources and credits
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