Acrobrycon Explained

Acrobrycon is a genus of characin found in tropical South America.^[1]

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Acrobrycon ipanquianus (Cope, 1877)
• Acrobrycon ortii Arcila-Mesa, Vari & Menezes, 2014 ^[2]
• Acrobrycon starnesi Arcila-Mesa, Vari & Menezes, 2014 ^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Arcila, D., Vari, R.P. & Menezes, N.A. (2014): Revision of the Neotropical Genus Acrobrycon (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) with Description of Two New Species. Copeia, 2013 (4) [2014]: 604-611.