Bryconella

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Bryconella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Thayeriinae
Genus: Bryconella
Géry, 1965 [2]
Species:
B. pallidifrons
Binomial name
Bryconella pallidifrons
(Fowler, 1946) [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Cheirodon pallidifrons Fowler, 1946
  • Hyphessobrycon thompsoni Fowler, 1949
  • Bryconella haraldi Géry, 1965

Bryconella is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The only species in the genus is Bryconella pallidifrons, this species is found in the Amazon River basin of Brazil and Peru.

B. pallidifrons is found in a freshwater environment at a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate. [3] It reaches a maximum length of about 2.3 cm or 0.91 in for males or about 3.5 cm or 1.4 in for females. [3] [4] B. pallidifrons swims in small schools. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Lima, F. (2023). "Bryconella pallidifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T49829688A159083059. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829688A159083059.en . Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bryconella pallidifrons". FishBase . October 2011 version.
  4. ↑ "Bryconella pallidifrons". The Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bryconella pallidifrons". AquaVisie. Retrieved 23 October 2013.



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