Microschemobrycon

Microschemobrycon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus:
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
Species

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Microschemobrycon is a genus of characins, in the family Characidae, from South America, with seven currently described species.

It is a neotropical genus of ray-finned fishes distributed in the Amazon Basin to Mato Grosso, Brazil and Paraná Basin, Paraguay, to the Rio de la Plata. With such geographical spread, there is a notable adaptation to different ecosystems, which has resulted in variations in size, color, eating habits, and types of water inhabited.

Species

The genus consists of the following species:

  • Microschemobrycon callops J. E. Böhlke, 1953
  • Microschemobrycon casiquiare J. E. Böhlke, 1953
  • Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry, 1973
  • Microschemobrycon geisleri Géry, 1973
  • Microschemobrycon guaporensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
  • Microschemobrycon melanotus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
  • Microschemobrycon meyburgi Meinken, 1975

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microschemobrycon". FishBase. October 2011 version.