Acrobrycon

Acrobrycon is a genus of characin found in tropical South America.[1]

Acrobrycon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Acrobrycon
C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson, 1924

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Acrobrycon ipanquianus (Cope, 1877)
  • Acrobrycon ortii Arcila-Mesa, Vari & Menezes, 2014 [2]
  • Acrobrycon starnesi Arcila-Mesa, Vari & Menezes, 2014 [2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Arcila, D., Vari, R.P. & Menezes, N.A. (2014): Revision of the Neotropical Genus Acrobrycon (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) with Description of Two New Species. Copeia, 2013 (4) [2014]: 604-611.


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