| Brycon | |
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| Brycon hilarii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Bryconinae |
| Genus: | Brycon J. P. MĂĽller & Troschel, 1844 |
| Type species | |
| Brycon falcatus J. P. MĂĽller & Troschel, 1844
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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. Despite not being closely related——to true trout, they are sometimes called South American trout. 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." Some species perform seasonal breeding migrations.
They feed heavily on fruits. And seeds. But also take other plant material, invertebrates and "small fish." 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. Some seeds are crushed when eaten, "but may also pass undamaged through the fish," making them seed dispersers.
Brycon support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the fifth most caught fish by weight in the Brazilian Amazon.
Species※
There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:
- Brycon alburnus (GĂĽnther, 1860)
- Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
- Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863)
- Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938
- Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909
- Brycon cephalus (GĂĽnther, 1869)
- Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863)
- Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915
- Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013
- Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943
- Brycon dentex GĂĽnther, 1860
- Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
- Brycon dulcis F. C. T. Lima & F. Vieira, 2017
- Brycon falcatus J. P. MĂĽller & Troschel, 1844
- Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877
- Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
- Brycon gouldingi F. C. T. Lima, 2004
- Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908
- Brycon henni C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
- Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)
- Brycon howesi F. C. T. Lima, 2017
- Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
- Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
- Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
- Brycon meeki C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
- Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)
- Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
- Brycon nattereri GĂĽnther, 1864
- Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
- Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
- Brycon opalinus (G. Cuvier, 1819)
- Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)
- Brycon orthotaenia GĂĽnther, 1864
- Brycon pesu J. P. MĂĽller & Troschel, 1845
- Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
- Brycon polylepis MoscĂł Morales, 1988
- Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
- Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
- Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
- Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879
- Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
- Brycon unicolor MoscĂł Morales, 1988
- Brycon vermelha F. C. T. Lima & R. M. C. Castro, 2000
- Brycon vonoi F. C. T. Lima, 2017
- Brycon whitei G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960
References※
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brycon in FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.