Brycon
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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]
One fossil member of this genus is known in †Brycon avus (Woodward, 1898) from the Oligocene-aged Tremembé Formation of Brazil.[6][7] A slightly older potential specimen of B. avus is also known from the Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of the Aiuruoca Basin.[8]
Species
There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860)
- Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)[9]
- Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
- Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863)
- Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938
- Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909
- Brycon cephalus (Günther, 1869)
- Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863)
- Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915[9]
- Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013[10]
- Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943[9]
- Brycon dentex Günther, 1860
- Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
- Brycon dulcis F. C. T. Lima & F. Vieira, 2017[9]
- Brycon falcatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844[9]
- Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877[9]
- Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
- Brycon gouldingi F. C. T. Lima, 2004[9]
- Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908
- Brycon henni C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
- Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)[9]
- Brycon howesi F. C. T. Lima, 2017[9]
- Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877[9]
- Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
- Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
- Brycon meeki C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
- Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)[9]
- Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
- Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864[9]
- Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
- Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
- Brycon opalinus (G. Cuvier, 1819)[9]
- Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)[9]
- Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864[9]
- Brycon pesu J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
- Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
- Brycon polylepis Moscó Morales, 1988[9]
- Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
- Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
- Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
- Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879[9]
- Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
- Brycon unicolor Moscó Morales, 1988
- Brycon vermelha F. C. T. Lima & R. M. C. Castro, 2000[9]
- Brycon vonoi F. C. T. Lima, 2017[9]
- Brycon whitei G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960[9]
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Brycon cf. amazonicus
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Brycon behreae
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Brycon henni
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Brycon moorei
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Brycon rubricauda
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Brycon hilarii
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References
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- ↑ a b 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. Template:ISBN
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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.
- ↑ 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.
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