Chrysobrycon is a genus of characins endemic to South America.[1]
| Chrysobrycon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Chrysobrycon S. H. Weitzman & Menezes, 1998 |
Species
editThere are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chrysobrycon eliasi Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & H. Ortega, 2011 [2]
- Chrysobrycon guahibo Vanegas-Ríos, Urbano-Bonilla & Azpelicueta, 2015 [3]
- Chrysobrycon hesperus (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
- Chrysobrycon myersi (S. H. Weitzman & Thomerson, 1970)
- Chrysobrycon yoliae Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & H. Ortega, 2014 [4]
References
edit- ^ a b Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
- ^ Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. & Ortega, H. (2011): Chrysobrycon eliasi, new species of stevardiine fish (Characiformes: Characidae) from the río Madre de Dios and upper río Manuripe basins, Peru. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (4): 731-740.
- ^ Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Urbano-Bonilla, A. & Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. (2015): Chrysobrycon guahibo, a new species from the Orinoco River basin, with a distribution expansion of the genus (Teleostei: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (2): 171-182.
- ^ Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. & Ortega, H. (2014): Chrysobrycon yoliae, a new species of stevardiin (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Ucayali basin, Peru. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 291-300.
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