''Eretmobrycon'' is a
genus
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of
characin
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s found in
Central and
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.
Etymology
eretmón (Gr. ἐρετμόν) means oar or paddle, referring to the paddle-like lower caudal-fin lobe of ''E. bayano''; brycon is a generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to a fully toothed maxillae.
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
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* '']Eretmobrycon bayano
''Eretmobrycon bayano'' is a species of fish in the family Characidae. It was first described by William Lee Fink in 1976. This species is native to the Upper Bayano River basin in Central America.
Size
This species reaches a length of .
Etymol ...
'' W. L. Fink, 1976
* '' Eretmobrycon brevirostris'' ( Günther, 1860)
* '' Eretmobrycon ecuadorensis'' ( Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn, Jiménez-Prado & García-Alzate, 2015) Ogle
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, 1907)
* '' Eretmobrycon festae'' ( Boulenger, 1898)
* '' Eretmobrycon gonzalezi'' ( Román-Valencia, 2002)
* '' Eretmobrycon guaytarae'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & Henn
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, 1914)
* '' Eretmobrycon ichoensis'' ( Román-Valencia, 2000)
* '' Eretmobrycon miraensis'' ( Fowler, 1945)
* '' Eretmobrycon peruanus'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845)
* '' Eretmobrycon scleroparius'' ( Regan, 1908)
* '' Eretmobrycon simus'' (Boulenger, 1898)
* '' Eretmobrycon terrabensis'' (Meek
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, 1914)
;Synonyms
* ''Eretmobrycon dahli'' (Román-Valencia, 2000); synonym of ''Eretmobrycon guaytarae'' (Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)
References
Stevardiinae
Taxa named by William Lee Fink
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