Iotabrycon

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Iotabrycon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Xenurobryconinae
Genus: Iotabrycon
T. R. Roberts, 1973 [2]
Species:
I. praecox
Binomial name
Iotabrycon praecox
T. R. Roberts, 1973 [2]

Iotabrycon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The only species in the genus is Iotabrycon praecox, a fish which is endemic to Ecuador, where it is found in the Vinces River basin.. [3]

References

  1. Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Iotabrycon praecox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176669626A176669631. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T176669626A176669631.en . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenurobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. 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. 15: 146.