Mixobrycon
| Mixobrycon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Mixobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 |
| Species: | M. ribeiroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mixobrycon ribeiroi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
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Mixobrycon ribeiroi is a species of tetra 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.[2]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mixobrycon ribeiroi". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Vera-Alcaraz, H.S. (2023). "Mixobrycon ribeiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T176429176A176429191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176429176A176429191.en. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 November 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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