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Brycon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Characidae

Scientific name
  
Brycon

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Characiformes

Subfamily
  
Bryconinae

Higher classification
  
Characidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Brycon hilarii, Brycon orbignyanus, Brycon amazonicus, Characidae, Salminus

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Brycon is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in Central and South America. They reach a maximum length of 11.9–79.5 cm (4.7–31.3 in) depending on the species involved. They are found widely in freshwater habitats in the Neotropics, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.

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Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860)
  • Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
  • Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
  • Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863)
  • Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938
  • Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909
  • Brycon cephalus (Günther, 1869)
  • Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863)
  • Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915
  • Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013
  • Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943
  • Brycon dentex Günther, 1860
  • Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Brycon dulcis F. C. T. Lima & F. Vieira, 2017
  • Brycon falcatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
  • Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877
  • Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
  • Brycon gouldingi F. C. T. Lima, 2004
  • Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908
  • Brycon henni C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
  • Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)
  • Brycon howesi F. C. T. Lima, 2017
  • Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
  • Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
  • Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
  • Brycon meeki C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
  • Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)
  • Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
  • Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864
  • Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
  • Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
  • Brycon opalinus (G. Cuvier, 1819)
  • Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)
  • Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864
  • Brycon pesu J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
  • Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
  • Brycon polylepis Moscó Morales, 1988
  • Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
  • Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
  • Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
  • Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879
  • Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
  • Brycon unicolor Moscó Morales, 1988
  • Brycon vermelha F. C. T. Lima & R. M. C. Castro, 2000
  • Brycon vonoi F. C. T. Lima, 2017
  • Brycon whitei G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960

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    References

    Brycon Wikipedia
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