Lignobrycon
Sign in to saveLignobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins. This genus contains one known extant species, L. myersi, and one, or more, extinct species. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lignobrycon is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Chordata and Wikidata.
It sits within the topics Characiformes genera, Endemic fish of Brazil and Fish genera with one living species.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyTriportheidae
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- Characinae
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Lignobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins. This genus contains one known extant species, L. myersi, and one, or more, extinct species. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
left|thumb|Fossil specimens of Lignobrycon ligniticus
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lignobrycon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.