Mixobrycon
| Mixobrycon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Mixobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 |
| Species: | M. ribeiroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mixobrycon ribeiroi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
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Mixobrycon 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 Mixobrycon ribeiroi , a species endemic to Paraguay, where it is found in the Paraguay River basin. 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]
Named in honor of Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939) a Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mixobrycon ribeiroi". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Vera-Alcaraz, H.S. (2023). "Mixobrycon ribeiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176429176A176429191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176429176A176429191.en. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mixobrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (25 November 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 11 November 2025.