Mixobrycon

Mixobrycon
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Mixobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
Species:	M. ribeiroi
Binomial name
Mixobrycon ribeiroi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
Synonyms [2]
Cheirodon ribeiroi C. H. Eigenmann, 1907

Mixobrycon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the suborder Characoidei within the order Characiformes, the characins. The only species in the genus is Mixobrycon ribeiroi , a species endemic to Paraguay, where it is found in the Paraguay River basin. This taxon has not been assigned to a particular family within the Characoidei and is considered to be incertae sedis , i.e. its taxonomic affinities are, as yet, unclear. ^[2]

Named in honor of Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939) a Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist. ^[3]

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mixobrycon ribeiroi". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Vera-Alcaraz, H.S. (2023). "Mixobrycon ribeiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T176429176A176429191. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176429176A176429191.en . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mixobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
3. Christopher Scharpf (25 November 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 11 November 2025.