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Brycons
Brycon
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 being unrelated to true trout, they are sometimes called South American trout. They reach a maximum length of 11.9–79.5 cm (4.7–31.3 in) depending on the species involved. Some species perform seasonal breeding migrations.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 44 known species
Costa Rican Brycon
speciesBrycon costaricensis
Piraputanga
speciesBrycon hilarii
Slender Brycon
speciesBrycon amazonicus
Salmon Brycon
speciesBrycon orbignyanus
Blacktail Brycon
speciesBrycon falcatus
Orangetail Brycon
speciesBrycon henni
Macabi Tetra
speciesBrycon guatemalensis
Darkfin Brycon
speciesBrycon melanopterus
Yelloweye Brycon
speciesBrycon behreae
Cascafe Brycon
speciesBrycon atrocaudatus
Dorada
speciesBrycon moorei
Bigtooth Brycon
speciesBrycon dentex
Silver Brycon
speciesBrycon alburnus
Mourning Tetra
speciesBrycon pesu
Opaline Brycon
speciesBrycon opalinus
Spottail Brycon
speciesBrycon nattereri
Redtail Brycon
speciesBrycon rubricauda
Tiete Tetra
speciesBrycon insignis
White's Brycon
speciesBrycon whitei
Colombian Brycon
speciesBrycon posadae
Brycon oligolepis
speciesBrycon oligolepis
Mirrorbelly Brycon
speciesBrycon chagrensis
Coxey's Brycon
speciesBrycon coxeyi
Green Brycon
speciesBrycon orthotaenia
Scaly Brycon
speciesBrycon polylepis
Aruza Brycon
speciesBrycon argenteus
Meek's Brycon
speciesBrycon meeki
Sweet Brycon
speciesBrycon dulcis
Brycon striatulus
speciesBrycon striatulus
Brycon unicolor
speciesBrycon unicolor
Brycon howesi
speciesBrycon howesi
Brycon ferox
speciesBrycon ferox
Brycon vonoi
speciesBrycon vonoi
Brycon gouldingi
speciesBrycon gouldingi
Brycon coquenani
speciesBrycon coquenani
Brycon fowleri
speciesBrycon fowleri
Brycon medemi
speciesBrycon medemi
Brycon labiatus
speciesBrycon labiatus
Brycon petrosus
speciesBrycon petrosus
Brycon stolzmanni
speciesBrycon stolzmanni
Brycon sinuensis
speciesBrycon sinuensis
Brycon vermelha
speciesBrycon vermelha
Brycon obscurus
speciesBrycon obscurus
Brycon devillei
speciesBrycon devillei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87107.