Chrysobrycon Explained

Chrysobrycon is a genus of characins endemic to South America.^[1]

Species

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

• Chrysobrycon eliasi Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & H. Ortega, 2011 ^[2]
• Chrysobrycon guahibo Vanegas-Ríos, Urbano-Bonilla & Azpelicueta, 2015 ^[3]
• Chrysobrycon hesperus (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
• Chrysobrycon myersi (S. H. Weitzman & Thomerson, 1970)
• Chrysobrycon yoliae Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & H. Ortega, 2014 ^[4]

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. Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. & Ortega, H. (2011): Chrysobrycon eliasi, new species of stevardiine fish (Characiformes: Characidae) from the río Madre de Dios and upper río Manuripe basins, Peru. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (4): 731-740.
3. Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Urbano-Bonilla, A. & Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. (2015): Chrysobrycon guahibo, a new species from the Orinoco River basin, with a distribution expansion of the genus (Teleostei: Characidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (2): 171-182.
4. Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. & Ortega, H. (2014): Chrysobrycon yoliae, a new species of stevardiin (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Ucayali basin, Peru. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 291-300.