Lignobrycon myersi

Lignobrycon myersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Triporthidae[1]
Genus: Lignobrycon
C. H. Eigenmann & G. S. Myers, 1929
Species: L. myersi
Binomial name
Lignobrycon myersi
(P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1956)

Lignobrycon myersi is a species of characiform fish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Rio do Braço system. It is the only member of its genus.

References

  1. Oliveira, C., Avelino, G.S., Abe, K.T., Mariguela, T.C., Benine, R.C., Orti, G., Vari, R.P., & Correa e Castro, R.M. (2011): Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 275. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-275


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