Iguanodectinae is a subfamily of small freshwater fish in the family Iguanodectidae. They are most prominently found in the Amazon river basin and its major tributaries, but they are also known from the Tocantins, Orinoco, and Paraguay rivers. It has two genera, Piabucus and Iguanodectes. Some species in the subfamily are taken from the wild for aquariums, like the red- and green-line lizard tetras (Iguanodectes geisleri and Iguanodectes spilurus, respectively). There is minor, but ongoing, debate regarding its taxonomy.
Iguanodectinae is a subfamily of small freshwater fish in the family Iguanodectidae. They are most prominently found in the Amazon river basin and its...
be removed in order to maintain a monophyletic Characidae. Subfamily Iguanodectinae moved to Iguanodectidae Bryconops Iguanodectes Piabucus Subfamily Heterocharacinae...
fish industry. Alongside the genus Piabucus, it is in the subfamily Iguanodectinae, which in turn is in the family Iguanodectidae. The genus Bryconops...
Characiformes that lives in South America. It is home to the subfamily Iguanodectinae (Eigenmann, 1909) and the monotypic Bryconops clade. Several species...
reaching a maximum of 4.6 cm (1.8 in) standard length (SL). As with all Iguanodectinae, I. gracilis has a compressed, elongate body, comparable to the general...
Pindaré River drainage, Mearim River basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Iguanodectinae)". Cybium: International Journal of Ichthyology. 41 (3): 287–289. Retrieved...
Pindaré River drainage, Mearim River basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Iguanodectinae)". International Journal of Ichthyology. 41 (3): 287–289. Retrieved...
relative in the genus Iguanodectes. The two are paired in the subfamily Iguanodectinae, forming a clade. The genus Bryconops makes up a monogeneric sister...
Pindaré River drainage, Mearim River basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Iguanodectinae)". Cybium: International Journal of Ichthyology. 41 (3): 287–289. Retrieved...
monophyletic clade, whereas Iguanodectes and Piabucus make up the subfamily Iguanodectinae.) The scientific name is from Greek, and means "six scales" in reference...
sedis in Characidae. Iguanodectes and Piabucus make up the subfamily Iguanodectinae. The specific name "geisleri" is an homage to German biologist Rolf...
which is a feature that the Bryconops clade shares with sister clade Iguanodectinae. Bryconops colaroja was described in 1999 as a part of the subgenus...
—Studies on fishes of the family Characidae.—No. 6. A synopsis of the Iguanodectinae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (74): 97–104. doi:10...
(a feature seen in all members of Bryconops, as well as sister clade Iguanodectinae). The origin of the dorsal fin is slightly closer to the caudal fin...
teeth are a feature that the genus Bryconops shares with sister clade Iguanodectinae. Described in 1999, Bryconops colanegra belongs to the subgenus Creatochanes...
Piabucus and Iguanodectes, but while those two make up the subfamily Iguanodectinae, Bryconops is a solitary clade. Today, B. transitoria is considered...
monotypic clade, whereas Piabucus and Iguanodectes make up the subfamily Iguanodectinae). Bryconops is still listed as a member of Characidae by some sources...
—Studies on fishes of the family Characidae.—No. 6. A synopsis of the Iguanodectinae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (74): 97–104. doi:10...
family, Iguanodectidae. (Iguanodectes and Piabucus make up the subfamily Iguanodectinae, while the genus Bryconops is its own monophyletic clade.) B. vibex...
—Studies on fishes of the family Characidae.—No. 6. A synopsis of the Iguanodectinae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (74): 97–104. doi:10...
research. Piabucus and Iguanodectes come together to make up a subfamily, Iguanodectinae; Bryconops is considered its own monophyletic clade. The family Iguanodectidae...
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