Hemibryconinae

Hemibryconinae
Hemibrycon polyodon, the type species of the genus Hemibrycon.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Hemibryconinae
Géry, 1966
Type genus
Hemibrycon
Günther, 1864

Hemibryconinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The subfamily comprises genera which were previously classified in the family Characidae, but this was split into multiple families in 2024. They are found in South and Central America.

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