Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes
Familia: Bryconidae
Genus: Brycon
Species (47): B. alburnus – B. amazonicus – B. argenteus – B. atrocaudatus – B. behreae – B. bicolor – B. cephalus – B. chagrensis – B. coquenani – B. costaricensis – B. coxeyi – B. dentex – B. devillei – B. dulcis – B. falcatus – B. ferox – B. fowleri – B. guatemalensis – B. henni – B. hilarii – B. howesi – B. insignis – B. labiatus – B. lundii – B. medemi – B. meeki – B. melanopterus – B. microlepis – B. moorei – B. nattereri – B. obscurus – B. oligolepis – B. opalinus – B. orbignyanus – B. orthotaenia – B. pesu – B. petrosus – B. polylepis – B. posadae – B. rubricauda – B. sinuensis – B. stolzmanni – B. striatulus – B. unicolor – B. vermelha – B. vonoi – B. whitei
Name
Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844: 90
Gender: masculine
Type species: Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844
Fixation by subsequent designation of Eigenmann, 1910: 430
References
Müller, J.P. & Troschel, F.H. 1844. Synopsis generum et specierum familiae Characinorum. (Prodromus descriptionis novorum generum et specierum). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10(1): 81–99 + foldout table (opposite p. 99). BHL Reference page.
Eigenmann, C. 1910. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of tropical and south temperate America. In: Reports of the Princeton University expeditions to Patagonia 1896-1899. Zoology. 3 (4): 375–511. BHL
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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.6 Reference page.
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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4222.1.1. Reference page.
Vernacular names
português: Jatuarana
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
Brycon cf. amazonicus
Brycon behreae
Brycon henni
Brycon moorei
Brycon rubricauda
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
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brycon in FishBase. October 2016 version.
"Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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
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.
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.
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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