Hemibrycon

Hemibrycon
Hemibrycon sanjuanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Hemibrycon
Günther, 1864

Hemibrycon is a genus of characins. They are mainly found in South America (including Trinidad), with the single exception being H. dariensis of east Panama.

Species

There are currently 38 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Román-Valencia, C., Ruiz-C., R.I., Taphorn, D.C., Mancera-Rodriguez, N.J. & García-Alzate, C.A. (2013): Three new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 61 (3): 1365-1387.
  2. Román-Valencia, C., Ruiz-Calderón, R.I., Taphorn, D.C. & García-Alzate, C.A. (2014): A new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes, Characidae) from the upper San Juan River drainage, Pacific versant, Colombia. ZooKeys, 454: 109-125.
  3. García-Alzate, C.A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D.C. (2015): A new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes: Characidae), a freshwater fish from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Caribbean drainage, Colombia. Research Journal of the Costa Rican Distance Education University, 7 (1): 89-97.
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