''Oxybrycon parvulus'' is a species of

characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationshi ...

endemic to Peru where it is found in the

Amazon River The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of t ...

basin. It is the only member of its genus.

References

* Characidae Monotypic fish genera Fish of South America Fish of Peru Taxa named by Jacques Géry Fish described in 1964 {{Characiformes-stub