Serrabrycon
| Serrabrycon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Serrabrycon Vari, 1986 |
| Species: | S. magoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Serrabrycon magoi Vari, 1986
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Serrabrycon magoi is a species of characin endemic to Venezuela. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] It is lepidophagous - eating the scales of other fishes.[3]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrabrycon magoi". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Serrabrycon". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ 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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