Microschemobrycon

Microschemobrycon is a genus of characins, in the family Characidae, from South America, with seven currently described species.

Microschemobrycon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Aphyoditeinae
Genus:	Microschemobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
Species
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It is a neotropical genus of ray-finned fishes distributed in the Amazon Basin to Mato Grosso, Brazil and Paraná Basin, Paraguay, to the Rio de la Plata. With such geographical spread, there is notable adaptation to different ecosystems, which has resulted in variations in size, color, eating habits, and types of water inhabited.

Species

The genus consists of the following species:

• Microschemobrycon callops J. E. Böhlke, 1953
• Microschemobrycon casiquiare J. E. Böhlke, 1953
• Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry, 1973
• Microschemobrycon geisleri Géry, 1973
• Microschemobrycon guaporensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
• Microschemobrycon melanotus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
• Microschemobrycon meyburgi Meinken, 1975

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microschemobrycon". FishBase. October 2011 version.