Biology:Serrabrycon
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Serrabrycon 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 Serrabrycon magoi, a species which is found in Brazil Colombia and Venezuela. 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.[1] It is lepidophagous, eating the scales of other fishes.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Serrabrycon magoi" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Serrabrycon". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Serrabrycon.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107581#page/352/mode/1up.
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