Brycon

Genus of fishes

Brycon

Brycon hilarii
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Characiformes
Family:  | Characidae
Subfamily:  | Bryconinae
Genus:  | Brycon
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
Type species
Brycon falcatus

J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844

Brycon is a genus of fish in the family Bryconidae and order Characiformes found in freshwater habitats in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.[1] Despite not being closely related to true trout, they are sometimes called South American trout.[2] Members of the genus may be referred to by a number of other different common names in various languages. They reach a maximum length of 11.9–79.5 cm (4.7–31.3 in) depending on the species involved.[1] Some species perform seasonal breeding migrations.[3]

They feed heavily on fruits and seeds, but also take other plant material, invertebrates and small fish.[4][5] 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.[2] Some seeds are crushed when eaten, but may also pass undamaged through the fish, making them seed dispersers.[2][4][5]

Brycon support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the fifth most caught fish by weight in the Brazilian Amazon.[3]

## Species

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There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:[1]

* Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860)
* Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)[6]
* 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[6]
* Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013[7]
* Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943[6]
* Brycon dentex Günther, 1860
* Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
* Brycon dulcis F. C. T. Lima & F. Vieira, 2017[6]
* Brycon falcatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844[6]
* Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877[6]
* Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
* Brycon gouldingi F. C. T. Lima, 2004[6]
* Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908
* Brycon henni C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
* Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)[6]
* Brycon howesi F. C. T. Lima, 2017[6]
* Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877[6]
* Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
* Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
* Brycon meeki C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
* Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)[6]
* Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
* Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864[6]
* Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
* Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
* Brycon opalinus (G. Cuvier, 1819)[6]
* Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)[6]
* Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864[6]
* Brycon pesu J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
* Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
* Brycon polylepis Moscó Morales, 1988[6]
* Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
* Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
* Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
* Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879[6]
* Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
* Brycon unicolor Moscó Morales, 1988
* Brycon vermelha F. C. T. Lima & R. M. C. Castro, 2000[6]
* Brycon vonoi F. C. T. Lima, 2017[6]
* Brycon whitei G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960[6]

* Brycon cf. amazonicus

* Brycon behreae

* Brycon henni

* Brycon moorei

* Brycon rubricauda

* Brycon hilarii

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brycon.

1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brycon". FishBase. October 2016 version.
2. ^ a b c "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
3. ^ a b 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. ISBN 0-9683958-2-1
4. ^ a b Goulding, M (1980). The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History. University of California Press. pp. 68–100\. ISBN 0-520-04131-3.68-100&rft.pub=University+of+California+Press&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=0-520-04131-3&rft.au=Goulding,+M&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Brycon" class="Z3988">
5. ^ a b Reysa, P.; Sabino, J.; Galetti, M. (2009). "Frugivory by the fish Brycon hilarii (Characidae) in western Brazil". Acta Oecologica. 35 (1): 136–141\. Bibcode:2009AcO....35..136R. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2008.09.007.136-141&rft.date=2009&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.actao.2008.09.007&rft_id=info:bibcode/2009AcO....35..136R&rft.aulast=Reysa&rft.aufirst=P.&rft.au=Sabino,+J.&rft.au=Galetti,+M.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Brycon" class="Z3988">
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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.
7. ^ 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.

Taxon identifiers

Brycon|

* Wikidata: Q135065
* Wikispecies: Brycon
* ADW: Brycon
* BOLD: 55459
* EoL: 11241
* GBIF: 2353451
* iNaturalist: 87107
* IRMNG: 1265002
* ITIS: 162904
* NCBI: 42585
* Open Tree of Life: 280781
* Plazi: C033D710-4F71-FFF6-4EA4-F9C4FB4AFA7A
* WoRMS: 268606

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