Leptobrycon
Leptobrycon is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It contains only the single species Leptobrycon jatuaranae, which is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Amazon River basin. The name Leptobrycon is derived from Greek words leptos (thin) and bryko (to bite) [1]
| Leptobrycon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 |
| Species: | L. jatuaranae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrycon jatuaranae C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Leptobrycon jatuaranae" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- "Leptobrycon jatuaranae Eigenmann, 1915". Discover Life. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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