''Mixobrycon ribeiroi'' is a species of
tetra endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...
to
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
, where it is found in the
Paraguay River basin. It is the only member of its genus.
Named in honor of
Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939) a Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist.
References
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Scissorini
Monotypic fish genera
Fish of South America
Fish of Paraguay
Endemic fauna of Paraguay
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
Fish described in 1907
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