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]

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

References

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