Xenurobrycon Explained

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

Species

There are currently 6 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
• Xenurobrycon varii Mendonça, L. A. W. Peixoto, Dutra & Netto-Ferreira, 2016 ^[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. Mendonça, M.B., Peixoto, L.A.W., Dutra, G.M. & Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2016): A new miniature of Xenurobryconini (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (1): e150057.