Bryconamericus

Bryconamericus
Bryconamericus iheringii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Diapominae
Genus:	Bryconamericus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 [1]
Type species
Bryconamericus exodon C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Hypobrycon M. C. S. L. Malabarba & L. R. Malabarba, 1994 Nans Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004 Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006 Odontostoechus Gomes, 1947

Bryconamericus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. ^[1] The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America. ^[2]

Species

Bryconamericus contains the following valid species: ^[3]

• Bryconamericus abalio Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2023
• Bryconamericus agna Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2001
• Bryconamericus bolivianus N. E. Pearson, 1924 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus bucayensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2013 ^{[2] [4]}
• Bryconamericus carlosi Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus charalae Román-Valencia, 2005 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus coeruleus Jerep & Shibatta, 2017
• Bryconamericus ecai J. F. P. da Silva, 2004
• Bryconamericus eigenmanni (Evermann & Kendall, 1906)
• Bryconamericus exodon C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
• Bryconamericus guizae César Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus guyanensis Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2010 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus huilae César Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus hyphesson C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus icelus Dahl, 1964 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus iheringii (Boulenger, 1887)
• Bryconamericus ikaa Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta, 2004
• Bryconamericus indefessus (Mirande, G. Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004) ^[2]
• Bryconamericus lambari L. R. Malabarba & Kindel, 1995
• Bryconamericus lambayequensis César Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2023
• Bryconamericus lassorum César Román-Valencia, 2002 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus leptorhynchus (J. F. P. da Silva & Malabarba, 1996)
• Bryconamericus lethostigmus (A. L. Gomes, 1947)
• Bryconamericus macrophthalmus César Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus maromba (Species;Maria Claudia Malabarba|M. C. S. L. Malabarba]] & L. R. Malabarba, 1994)
• Bryconamericus mennii Miquelarena, Protogino, Filiberto & H. L. López, 2002
• Bryconamericus microcephalus (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908)
• Bryconamericus misei Pedroso, Deprá & Pavanelli, 2024
• Bryconamericus motatanensis L. P. Schultz, 1944 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus novae C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1914 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus orinocoensis César Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus ornaticeps Bizerril & Peres-Neto, 1995
• Bryconamericus oroensis César Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2013 ^{[2] [4]}
• Bryconamericus osgoodi C. H. Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
• Bryconamericus pachacuti C. H. Eigenmann, 1927 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus parapetiensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2023
• Bryconamericus patriciae J. F. P. da Silva, 2004
• Bryconamericus phoenicopterus (Cope, 1872) ^[2]
• Bryconamericus pinnavittatus D'Agosta & Netto-Ferreira, 2015 ^[5]
• Bryconamericus poi (Almirón, Casciotta, Azpelicueta & Cione, 2001)
• Bryconamericus pyahu Azpelicueta, Casciotta & Almirón, 2003
• Bryconamericus rubropictus (C. Berg, 1901)
• Bryconamericus singularis Román-Valencia, Taphorn & Ruiz-C., 2008 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus subtilisform Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus sylvicola Braga, 1998
• Bryconamericus tenuis Bizerril & P. M. C. Araújo, 1992
• Bryconamericus turiuba Langeani, Z. M. S. de Lucena, Pedrini & Tarelho-Pereira, 2005
• Bryconamericus uporas Casciotta, Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2002
• Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003 ^[2]
• Bryconamericus ytu Almirón, Azpelicueta & Casciotta, 2004
• Bryconamericus zamorensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2013 ^{[2] [4]}

Bryconamericus lethostigmus is sometimes allocated to the monotypic genus Odontostoechus.

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
2. Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC   4509481 . PMID   26195030.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bryconamericus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
4. Román–Valencia, C.; Ruiz–C., R.I.; Taphorn B., D.C.; García–A., C. (2013). "Three new species of Bryconamericus (Characiformes, Characidae), with keys for species from Ecuador and a discussion on the validity of the genus Knodus" (PDF). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 36 (1): 123–139. doi:10.32800/abc.2013.36.0123.
5. Dagosta, F.C.P.; Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2015). "New species of Bryconamericus Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Teles Pires, rio Tapajós basin, central Brazil". Zootaxa. 3911 (3): 433–442. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3911.3.9. PMID   25661623.