Xenurobrycon

Xenurobrycon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Xenurobrycon G. S. Myers & P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945

Xenurobrycon is a genus of characins from tropical South America.^[1]

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Xenurobrycon coracoralinae C. L. R. Moreira, 2005
Xenurobrycon heterodon S. H. Weitzman & S. V. Fink, 1985
Xenurobrycon macropus G. S. Myers & P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945
Xenurobrycon polyancistrus S. H. Weitzman, 1987
Xenurobrycon pteropus S. H. Weitzman & S. V. Fink, 1985

References

1 2 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.

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