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Bryconops
Bryconops is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Iguanodectidae from South America. It consists of small fish, all under half-a-foot long, with slender bodies and silvery scales, though there is some mild color variation. Several species can be identified by way of a humeral patch (a mark near the pectoral fin), and others have a reddish ocellus, or eyespot, on one or both lobes of the dorsal fin.
Many Bryconops prefer clearwater environments with a strong current, though some are partial to slow-moving blackwater, and several are endemic to their locale. The majority of species are from Brazil or Venezuela. Rivers and river basins that house species of Bryconops include the Tapajos, Orinoco, Tocantins, Negro, and Madeira.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 28 known species
Bryconops melanurus
speciesBryconops melanurus
Orangefin Tetra
speciesBryconops affinis
Tailspot Tetra
speciesBryconops caudomaculatus
Bryconops giacopinii
speciesBryconops giacopinii
Bryconops florenceae
speciesBryconops florenceae
Bryconops alburnoides
speciesBryconops alburnoides
Bryconops inpai
speciesBryconops inpai
Bryconops collettei
speciesBryconops collettei
Bryconops tocantinensis
speciesBryconops tocantinensis
Bryconops colaroja
speciesBryconops colaroja
Bryconops cyrtogaster
speciesBryconops cyrtogaster
Bryconops durbini
speciesBryconops durbini
Bryconops magoi
speciesBryconops magoi
Bryconops munduruku
speciesBryconops munduruku
Bryconops rheoruber
speciesBryconops rheoruber
Bryconops sapezal
speciesBryconops sapezal
Bryconops marabaixo
speciesBryconops marabaixo
Bryconops allisoni
speciesBryconops allisoni
Bryconops hexalepis
speciesBryconops hexalepis
Bryconops transitorius
speciesBryconops transitorius
Bryconops gracilis
speciesBryconops gracilis
Bryconops humeralis
speciesBryconops humeralis
Bryconops disruptus
speciesBryconops disruptus
Bryconops chernoffi
speciesBryconops chernoffi
Bryconops imitator
speciesBryconops imitator
Bryconops piracolina
speciesBryconops piracolina
Bryconops vibex
speciesBryconops vibex
Bryconops colanegra
speciesBryconops colanegra
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 87114.