Rhinobrycon

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Rhinobrycon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Diapominae
Genus: Rhinobrycon
G. S. Myers, 1944 [2]
Species:
R. negrensis
Binomial name
Rhinobrycon negrensis
G. S. Myers, 1944 [2]

Rhinobrycon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. [2] The only species in this genus is Rhinobrycon negrensis, a characin, which is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the drainage basins of the Rio Negro and the Orinoco. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lima, F. (2023). "Rhinobrycon negrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T49830357A160336803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830357A160336803.en . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 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 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC   4509481 . PMID   26195030.


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