Caiapobrycon
Appearance
Caiapobrycon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Caiapobrycon L. R. Malabarba & Vari, 2000 |
Species: | C. tucurui
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Binomial name | |
Caiapobrycon tucurui L. R. Malabarba & Vari, 2000
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Caiapobrycon tucurui is a species of characin fish endemic to the Tocantins River basin in Brazil. This species is the only member of the genus Caiapobrycon and is named for the town of Tucuruí.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.