''Rhinobrycon negrensis'' is a
species 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.: "Relationshi ...
endemic to
Brazil. This species is the only member of the
genus ''Rhinobrycon''.
[Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., OrtÃ, 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.'']
References
Diapomini
Monotypic ray-finned fish genera
Characiformes genera
Freshwater fish genera
Freshwater fish of Brazil
Endemic fish of Brazil
Fish described in 1944
Taxa named by George S. Myers
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