Xenurobrycon

Xenurobrycon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Xenurobryconinae
Genus:	Xenurobrycon ; Myers & P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945
Type species
	Xenurobrycon macropus; Myers & P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945

Last updated September 02, 2025

Xenurobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.^[2]

Species

Xenurobrycon contains the following species::^[3]

Xenurobrycon coracoralinae C. L. R. Moreira, 2005
Xenurobrycon heterodon Weitzman & S. V. Fink, 1985
Xenurobrycon macropus Myers & P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945
Xenurobrycon polyancistrus Weitzman, 1987
Xenurobrycon pteropus Weitzman & S. V. Fink, 1985
Xenurobrycon varii Mendonça, L. A. W. Peixoto, Dutra & Netto-Ferreira, 2016

References

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.
↑ 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.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Xenurobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 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 Xenurobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 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. 15 (1): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC 4509481 . PMID 26195030.

[Cof_genus-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Xenurobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 September 2025.

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