''Hemibrycon'' is a

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s. They are mainly found in

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), and ''H. dariensis'' of east

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.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 39 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hemibrycon antioquiae'' Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn, Mancera-Rodriguez & García-Alzate, 2013 Román-Valencia, C., Ruiz-C., R.I., Taphorn, D.C., Mancera-Rodriguez, N.J. & García-Alzate, C.A. (2013): Three new species of ''Hemibrycon'' (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia. ''Revista de Biología Tropical, 61 (3): 1365-1387.'' * '' Hemibrycon beni'' N. E. Pearson, 1924 * '' Hemibrycon boquiae'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913) * '' Hemibrycon cairoense'' Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2009 * '' Hemibrycon cardalensis'' Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn, Mancera-Rodriguez & García-Alzate, 2013 * '' Hemibrycon carrilloi'' Dahl, 1960 * '' Hemibrycon caucanus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913) * '' Hemibrycon cristiani'' ( Román-Valencia, 1999) * '' Hemibrycon colombianus'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1914 * '' Hemibrycon dariensis''

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, 1916 * '' Hemibrycon decurrens'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913) * '' Hemibrycon dentatus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913) * '' Hemibrycon divisorensis'' Bertaco, L. R. Malabarba,

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& H. Ortega, 2007 * '' Hemibrycon fasciatus'' Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn, Mancera-Rodriguez & García-Alzate, 2013 * '' Hemibrycon galvisi'' ( Román-Valencia, 2000) * '' Hemibrycon helleri'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1927 * '' Hemibrycon huambonicus'' (

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, 1882) * '' Hemibrycon inambari'' Bertaco & L. R. Malabarba, 2010 * '' Hemibrycon jabonero'' L. P. Schultz, 1944 * '' Hemibrycon jelskii'' (

, 1876) * '' Hemibrycon loisae'' (

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, 1964) * '' Hemibrycon metae'' G. S. Myers, 1930 * '' Hemibrycon microformaa'' Román-Valencia & Ruiz-C., 2007 * '' Hemibrycon mikrostiktos'' Bertaco & L. R. Malabarba, 2010 * '' Hemibrycon paez'' Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2010 * '' Hemibrycon palomae'' Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2010 * '' Hemibrycon plutarcoi'' ( Román-Valencia, 2001) * '' Hemibrycon polyodon'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Hemibrycon rafaelense'' Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2008 * '' Hemibrycon raqueliae'' Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2010 * ''

Hemibrycon sanjuanensis ''Hemibrycon sanjuanensis'' is a species of characin from the upper San Juan River, Colombia. Etymology It takes its name from the San Juan River, where specimens were collected. Description Individuals range between in length. The body is ...

'' Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2014 Román-Valencia, C., Ruiz-C., R.I., Taphorn, D.C. & García-Alzate, C.A. (2014): A new species of ''Hemibrycon'' (Characiformes, Characidae) from the upper San Juan River drainage, Pacific versant, Colombia. ''ZooKeys, 454: 109-125.'' * '' Hemibrycon santamartae'' Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., García-Alzate & Taphorn, 2010 * '' Hemibrycon sierraensis'' García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2015 García-Alzate, C.A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D.C. (2015): A new species of ''Hemibrycon'' (Characiformes: Characidae), a freshwater fish from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Caribbean drainage, Colombia. ''Research Journal of the Costa Rican Distance Education University, 7 (1): 89-97.'' * '' Hemibrycon surinamensis''

, 1962 * '' Hemibrycon taeniurus'' ( T. N. Gill, 1858) * '' Hemibrycon tridens'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1922 (Jumping tetra) * '' Hemibrycon velox'' Dahl, 1964 * '' Hemibrycon virolinica'' Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2010 * '' Hemibrycon yacopiae'' Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2010

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3021014 Hemibryconini Taxa named by Albert Günther Taxa described in 1864