Tyttobryconinae
| Tyttobryconinae | |
|---|---|
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| Priocharax conwayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Tyttobryconinae Mattox & Melo, 2024[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Tyttobrycon | |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
Tyttobryconinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.
Genera
[edit]Tyttobryconinae contains the following genera:[2]
- Priocharax Weitzman & Vari, 1987
- Tucanoichthys Géry & Römer, 1997
- Tyttobrycon Géry, 1973
References
[edit]- ↑ Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1) zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. hdl:11449/301453. ISSN 0024-4082.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Tyttobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2025.