Parecbasis

Parecbasis
An illustration of Parecbasis cyclolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Hyphessobryconinae
Genus: Parecbasis
C. H. Eigenmann, 1914[2]
Species:
P. cyclolepis
Binomial name
Parecbasis cyclolepis
C. H. Eigenmann, 1914[3]

Parecbasis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] It contains the single species Parecbasis cyclolepis, found in the Western Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.[1]

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parecbasis cyclolepis". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. 1 2 Lima, F. (2023). "Parecbasis cyclolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830706A160187433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830706A160187433.en. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hyphessobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parecbasis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2025.