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Serrabrycon

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. It is lepidophagous, eating the scales of other fishes.

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Serrabrycon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Serrabrycon
Vari, 1986
Species:
S. magoi
Binomial name
Serrabrycon magoi
Vari, 1986

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.2 It is lepidophagous, eating the scales of other fishes.3

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References

  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. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Serrabrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  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.