''Chrysobrycon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...
s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
.
[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.'']
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
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* '']Chrysobrycon eliasi
''Chrysobrycon'' is a genus of characins endemic to South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the ev ...
'' Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & H. Ortega, 2011 [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.'']
* ''Chrysobrycon guahibo
''Chrysobrycon'' is a genus of characins endemism, endemic to South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and ...
'' Vanegas-Ríos, Urbano-Bonilla & Azpelicueta, 2015 [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.'']
* ''Chrysobrycon hesperus
''Chrysobrycon'' is a genus of characins endemic to South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolu ...
'' ( J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
* ''Chrysobrycon myersi
''Chrysobrycon'' is a genus of characins endemic to South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolu ...
'' ( S. H. Weitzman & Thomerson, 1970)
* ''Chrysobrycon yoliae
''Chrysobrycon'' is a genus of characins endemic to South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolu ...
'' Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & H. Ortega, 2014 [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.'']
References
Stevardiini
Fish of South America
Fish of Colombia
Fish of Peru
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