Serrabrycon
| Serrabrycon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Serrabrycon Vari, 1986 |
| Species: | S. magoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Serrabrycon magoi Vari, 1986 | |
Serrabrycon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the suborder Characoidei within the order Characiformes, the characins. The only species in the genus is Serrabrycon magoi, a species which is found in Brazil Colombia and Venezuela. This taxon has not been assigned to a particular family within the Characoidei and is considered to be incertae sedis, i.e. its taxonomic affinities are, as yet, unclear.[2] It is lepidophagous, eating the scales of other fishes.[3]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrabrycon magoi". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Lima, F. (2023). "Serrabrycon magoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164584562A164584599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164584562A164584599.en. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Serrabrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ Richard P. Vari (1986). "Serrabrycon magoi, A new genus and species of scale-eating Characid (Pisces: Characiformes) from the upper Rio Negro". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 99 (2): 328–334.
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