Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chilobrycon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Bryconidae, the doradas and jaw characins. The only species in the genus is Chilobrycon deuterodon. This genus is classified in the subfamily Bryconinae, in the family Bryconidae, within the suborder Characoidei of the order Characiformes.
This taxon is endemic to the Tumbes River on the Pacific slope of northern Peru, inhabiting tropical, freshwater environments.
C. deuterodon can reach about 10.8 cm (4.3 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Chilobrycon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:28.489774+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981
- Name authority
- Géry & de Rham, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Bryconidae
- Genus
- Chilobrycon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyBryconidae Eigenmann, 1912
- subfamilyBryconinae Eigenmann, 1912
- genusChilobrycon Géry & de Rham, 1981
- speciesChilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Géry, J., & de Rham, P. (1981). Un nouveau Poisson characidé endémique du bassin du Rio Tumbès au nord du Pérou, Chilobrycon deuterodon n. g. sp. (Characoidei). Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 8 (1): 7–12. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XSK7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.