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Caiapobrycon

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Species of fish

Caiapobrycon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Caiapobrycon
L. R. Malabarba & Vari, 2000
Species: C. tucurui
Binomial name
Caiapobrycon tucurui
L. R. Malabarba & Vari, 2000

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Caiapobrycon
Caiapobrycon tucurui


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