Oxybrycon
| Oxybrycon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxybryconinae Melo, Mattox & Oliveira, 2024[4] |
| Genus: | Oxybrycon Géry, 1964[3] |
| Species: | O. parvulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxybrycon parvulus Géry, 1964[2]
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Oxybrycon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Oxybryconinae[3] and the only species in the genus is Oxybrycon parvulus.[2] This species is known only from the upper Amazon basin in Peru and the middle Madeira River in Brazil.[1] O. parvulus has a maximum standard length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in).[5]
References
- ^ a b Lima, F. (2023). "Oxybrycon parvulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829957A160184989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829957A160184989.en. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oxybrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acestrorhamphidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1) zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. hdl:11449/301453. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxybrycon parvulus". FishBase. April 2025 version.