Thrissobrycon

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Thrissobrycon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Thrissobrycon
J. E. Böhlke, 1953
Species:
T. pectinifer
Binomial name
Thrissobrycon pectinifer
J. E. Böhlke, 1953

Thrissobrycon 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 Thrissobrycon pectinifer which is endemic to Brazil. his 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]

References

  1. Lima, F. (2023). "Thrissobrycon pectinifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T164584681A164584685. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164584681A164584685.en . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Thrissobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 11 November 2025.