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Chrysobrycon

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Chrysobrycon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Chrysobrycon
S. H. Weitzman & Menezes, 1998

Chrysobrycon is a genus of characins endemic to South America.[1]

Species

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There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.