Pterobrycon

Pterobrycon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Stevardiinae
Genus:	Pterobrycon ; C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
Type species
	Pterobrycon landoni; C. H. Eigenmann, 1913

Last updated September 09, 2025

Pterobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Colombia and Costa Rica.^[2]

Species

Pterobrycon contains the following valid species:^[3]

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

References

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stevardiinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stevardiinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 September 2025.

[Thomaz2015-2] 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.

[Cof_genus-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 September 2025.

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