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Serrabrycon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Serrabrycon Vari, 1986
Species:	S. magoi
Binomial name
Serrabrycon magoi Vari, 1986

Serrabrycon magoi is a species of characin endemic to Venezuela. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is lepidophagous - eating the scales of other fishes.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrabrycon magoi". FishBase. October 2011 version.

1. Lima, F. (2023). "Serrabrycon magoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164584562A164584599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164584562A164584599.en. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Serrabrycon". FishBase. June 2024 version.
3. Richard P. Vari (1986). "Serrabrycon magoi, A new genus and species of scale-eating Characid (Pisces: Characiformes) from the upper Rio Negro". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 99 (2): 328–334.

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