Dectobrycon

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{speciesbox | parent_authority = Zarske & Géry, 2006<ref name = "Cof genus">{{Cof genus|genus=Dectobrycon|access-date=11 November 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Dectobrycon armeniacus | authority = Zarske & Géry, 2006<ref name = "Cof genus"/> }}

'''''Dectobrycon''''' is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the suborder Characoidei within the order Characiformes, the characins. The only species in the genus is '''''Dectobrycon armeniacus''''', the '''apricot tetra'''. This taxon has not been assigned to a particular family within the Characoidei and is considered to be ''incertae sedis'', i.e. its taxonomic affinities are, as yet, unclear. It was first formally described in 2006 by Axel Zarske and Jacques Géry with the type being found a specimen imported through the fish keeping trade from Peru,.<ref name = "Cof genus"/> donated by the German aquarium fish importation company Aquarium Glaser, ''D. armeniacus'' is found in the aquarium trade.<ref name = PFK>{{cite web |url=https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/fishkeeping-news/two-new-characins-described/ |title=Two new characins described |access-date=11 November 2025 |website=Practical Fish Keeping}}</ref>

==References== * {{FishBase |genus= Dectobrycon |species= armeniacus| month = October| year = 2011}} {{Reflist}}

Category:Characoidei incertae sedis Category:Monotypic fish genera Category:Endemic fauna of Peru Category:Fish of Peru Category:Fish described in 2006 Category:Taxa named by Axel Zarske Category:Taxa named by Jacques Géry