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Species of fish

Mixobrycon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Mixobrycon
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
Species: M. ribeiroi
Binomial name
Mixobrycon ribeiroi
(C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)

Mixobrycon ribeiroi is a species of characin endemic to Paraguay, where it is found in the Paraguay River basin. It is the only member of its genus.

Named in honor of Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939) a Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist.


References

  1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STEVARDIINAE + Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Mixobrycon ribeiroi


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