Pterobrycon

Pterobrycon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus:
C. H. Eigenmann, 1913

Pterobrycon is a genus of characins found in Colombia and Costa Rica.[1]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Pterobrycon landoni C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
  • Pterobrycon myrnae W. A. Bussing, 1974 (Semaphore tetra)

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pterobrycon". FishBase. October 2011 version.


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