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