Bryconops Tocantinensis
''Bryconops tocantinensis'' is a small freshwater fish from the rivers of Brazil. It has yellow-gold scales on its back and white scales on its belly, with a bright-silver stripe marking the divide between the two. It gets the name "tocantinensis" from its endemism to the upper Tocantins basin drainage - specifically, the Conceição River. Description ''Bryconops tocantinensis'' reaches about 6.5 cm (2.6 in) in Standard Length, standard length (excluding the tail fin), which makes it one of the smaller members of the genus. The dorsal, adipose, and caudal fins are all entirely orange, which is a similarity it shares only with congeners ''Bryconops humeralis, B. humeralis'' and ''Bryconops vibex, B. vibex''. However, it can easily be distinguished from the two because it lacks Humeral spot, humeral spots (whereas the others have one on each side) and because it lacks teeth on the maxilla (vs. 1-3 on each side). The scales on the upper half of the body are a yellow-gold color, ...
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