Brycon

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Brycon
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Brycon hilarii
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Bryconinae
Genus: Brycon
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
Type species
Brycon falcatus
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844

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

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Brycon cf. amazonicus
Brycon behreae Brycon behreae.jpg
Brycon behreae
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Brycon henni
Brycon moorei Brycon moorei.jpg
Brycon moorei
Brycon rubricauda Brycon rubricauda (16609679980).jpg
Brycon rubricauda

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brycon in FishBase . October 2016 version.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 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
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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.
  7. 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.