Brycon
Brycon | |
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Brycon hilarii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Brycon J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 |
Type species | |
Brycon falcatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
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Brycon is a genus of fish in the family Characidae 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[]
There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- (Günther, 1860)
- (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)[6]
- Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
- (Kner, 1863)
- Hildebrand, 1938
- Pellegrin, 1909
- (Günther, 1869)
- (Kner, 1863)
- Steindachner, 1915[6]
- & , 2013[7]
- Fowler, 1943[6]
- Günther, 1860
- (Castelnau, 1855)
- & , 2017[6]
- J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844[6]
- Steindachner, 1877[6]
- , 1955
- , 2004[6]
- Regan, 1908
- C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
- (Valenciennes, 1850)[6]
- , 2017[6]
- Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877[6]
- Steindachner, 1879
- , 1960
- C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
- (Cope, 1872)[6]
- Steindachner, 1878
- Günther, 1864[6]
- Hildebrand, 1938
- Regan, 1913
- (G. Cuvier, 1819)[6]
- (Valenciennes, 1850)[6]
- Günther, 1864[6]
- J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
- Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
- , 1988[6]
- Fowler, 1945
- Steindachner, 1879
- , 1955
- Steindachner, 1879[6]
- (Kner, 1863)
- , 1988
- & , 2000[6]
- , 2017[6]
- G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brycon in FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ a b c "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ 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. ISBN 0-9683958-2-1
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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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