Catoprion
# Catoprion

Catoprion is a genus of serrasalmids from tropical South America, including the basins of the Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco and Paraguay rivers. It was believed to be a monotypic genus until the 2020 description of C. absconditus.

## Species

There are 2 described species:

* Catoprion mento (G. Cuvier, 1819)
* Catoprion absconditus Bonani Mateussi, Melo & Oliveira, 2020
