| Brycon | |
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| Brycon hilarii | |
Scientific classification
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| 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
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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]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brycon in FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ a b c "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
| Authority control databases: National |
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| Brycon | |
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| Brycon hilarii | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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
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]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brycon in FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ a b c "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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