''Brycon'' is a
genus of
fish in the
family Characidae
Characidae, the characids or characins is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish, belonging to the order Characiformes. The name "characins" is the historical one, but scientists today tend to prefer "characids" to reflect their st ...
found in freshwater habitats in
Central
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and
South America, ranging from southern
Mexico to northern
Argentina.
Despite not being closely related to true
trout, they are sometimes called South American trout.
Members of the genus may be referred to by a number of other different
common name
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s in various languages. They reach a
maximum length of depending on the species involved.
[ Some species perform seasonal breeding migrations.][Araujo-Lima, C.A.R.M.; and M.L. Ruffino (2003). Migratory Fishes of the Brazilian Amazon. Pp. 233—302 in: Carolsfeld, J.; B. Harvey; C. Ross; and A. Baer (editors). Migratory Fishes of South America. ]
They feed heavily on fruits and seeds, but also take other plant material, invertebrates and small fish. Their food is typically taken from the water, but they are able to jump out of the water to "pluck" low-hanging seeds and fruits directly from trees.[ Some seeds are crushed when eaten, but may also pass undamaged through the fish, making them seed dispersers.][
''Brycon'' support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the fifth most caught fish by weight in the ]Brazilian Amazon
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Species
There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:[
* '']Brycon alburnus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Günther, 1860)
* ''Brycon amazonicus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' (Spix
Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German biologist. From his expedition to Brazil, he brought to Germany a large variety of specimens of plants, insects, mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. They constitute ...
& Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.
Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...
, 1829)[
* '']Brycon argenteus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
* ''Brycon atrocaudatus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Kner, 1863)
* ''Brycon behreae
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central America, Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true tro ...
'' Hildebrand, 1938
* ''Brycon bicolor
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Pellegrin, 1909
* ''Brycon cephalus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes calle ...
'' ( Günther, 1869)
* ''Brycon chagrensis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Kner, 1863)
* ''Brycon coquenani
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called Sout ...
'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1915[
* '']Brycon costaricensis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013[Angulo, A. & Gracian-Negrete, J.M. (2013)]
A new species of ''Brycon'' (Characiformes: Characidae) from Nicaragua and Costa Rica, with a key to the lower Mesoamerican species of the genus.
''Zootaxa, 3731 (2): 255–266.''
* ''Brycon coxeyi
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Fowler, 1943[
* '']Brycon dentex
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Günther, 1860
* ''Brycon devillei
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Castelnau, 1855)
* ''Brycon dulcis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' F. C. T. Lima & F. Vieira, 2017[Lima, F.C.T. (2017): A revision of the cis-andean species of the genus ''Brycon'' Müller & Troschel (Characiformes: Characidae). ''Zootaxa, 4222 (1): 1–189.'']
* '' Brycon falcatus'' J. P. Müller & Troschel Franz Hermann Troschel (10 October 1810 – 6 November 1882) was a German zoologist born in Spandau.
He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1834.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; ...
, 1844[
* '']Brycon ferox
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1877[
* '']Brycon fowleri
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Dahl, 1955
* ''Brycon gouldingi
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' F. C. T. Lima, 2004[
* '']Brycon guatemalensis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908
* ''Brycon henni
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
* ''Brycon hilarii
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Valenciennes, 1850)[
* '']Brycon howesi
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' F. C. T. Lima, 2017[
* '']Brycon insignis
''Brycon insignis'', the Tiete tetra, is a species of fish in the family Characidae. It is endemic to the Paraíba do Sul River basin in southeast Brazil. ''B. insignis'' migrates upstream to spawn and has traditionally been important to fisherie ...
'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1877[
* '']Brycon labiatus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1879
* ''Brycon medemi
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Dahl, 1960
* ''Brycon meeki
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
* ''Brycon melanopterus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Cope, 1872)[
* '']Brycon moorei
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1878
* ''Brycon nattereri
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Günther, 1864[
* '']Brycon obscurus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes calle ...
'' Hildebrand, 1938
* ''Brycon oligolepis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes calle ...
'' Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1913
* ''Brycon opalinus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes calle ...
'' (G. Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
, 1819)[
* '']Brycon orbignyanus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Valenciennes, 1850)[
* '']Brycon orthotaenia
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Günther, 1864[
* '']Brycon pesu
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' J. P. Müller & Troschel Franz Hermann Troschel (10 October 1810 – 6 November 1882) was a German zoologist born in Spandau.
He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1834.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; ...
, 1845
* ''Brycon petrosus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
* ''Brycon polylepis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central America, Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true tro ...
'' Moscó Morales, 1988[
* '']Brycon posadae
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Fowler, 1945
* ''Brycon rubricauda
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1879
* ''Brycon sinuensis
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Dahl, 1955
* '' Brycon stolzmanni'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1879[
* '']Brycon striatulus
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' ( Kner, 1863)
* ''Brycon unicolor
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' Moscó Morales, 1988
* ''Brycon vermelha
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' F. C. T. Lima & R. M. C. Castro, 2000[
* '']Brycon vonoi
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' F. C. T. Lima, 2017[
* '']Brycon whitei
''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family Characidae found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South ...
'' G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960[
]
References
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Characidae
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot