''Brycon'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Bryconidae and order Characiformes found in freshwater habitats in Central America, 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 Fish measurement, maximum length of depending on the species involved. Some species perform seasonal breeding Fish migration, migrations.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. 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. One fossil member of this genus is known in †''Brycon avus'' (Arthur Smith Woodward, Woodward, 1898) from the Oligocene-aged Tremembé Formation of Brazil. A slightly older potential specimen of ''B. avus'' is also known from the Priabonian, Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of the Aiuruoca Basin.

Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Brycon alburnus'' (Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1860) * ''Brycon amazonicus'' (Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix, Spix & Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, Agassiz, 1829) * ''Brycon argenteus'' Seth Eugene Meek, Meek & Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1913 * ''Brycon atrocaudatus'' (Rudolf Kner, Kner, 1863) * ''Brycon behreae'' Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1938 * ''Brycon bicolor'' Jacques Pellegrin, Pellegrin, 1909 * ''Brycon cephalus'' (Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1869) * ''Brycon chagrensis'' (Rudolf Kner, Kner, 1863) * ''Brycon coquenani'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1915 * ''Brycon costaricensis'' Arturo Angulo Sibaja, Angulo & Jatziry Marlene Gracian-Negrete, Gracian-Negrete, 2013Angulo, 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.'' * ''Brycon coxeyi'' Henry Weed Fowler, Fowler, 1943 * ''Brycon dentex'' Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1860 * ''Brycon devillei'' (François Louis Nompar de Caumont La Force, comte de Castelnau, Castelnau, 1855) * ''Brycon dulcis'' Flávio César Thadeo de Lima, F. C. T. Lima & Fábio Vieira (ecologist), F. Vieira, 2017Lima, F.C.T. (2017): A revision of the cis-andean species of the genus ''Brycon'' Müller & Troschel (Characiformes: Characidae). ''Zootaxa, 4222 (1): 1–189.'' * ''Brycon falcatus'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller & Franz Hermann Troschel, Troschel, 1844 * ''Brycon ferox'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1877 * ''Brycon fowleri'' Georg Dahl, Dahl, 1955 * ''Brycon gouldingi'' Flávio César Thadeo de Lima, F. C. T. Lima, 2004 * ''Brycon guatemalensis'' Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1908 * ''Brycon henni'' Carl H. Eigenmann, C. H. Eigenmann, 1913 * ''Brycon hilarii'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1850) * ''Brycon howesi'' Flávio César Thadeo de Lima, F. C. T. Lima, 2017 * ''Brycon insignis'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1877 * ''Brycon labiatus'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1879 * ''Brycon medemi'' Georg Dahl, Dahl, 1960 * ''Brycon meeki'' Carl H. Eigenmann, C. H. Eigenmann & Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1918 * ''Brycon melanopterus'' (Edward Drinker Cope, Cope, 1872) * ''Brycon moorei'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1878 * ''Brycon nattereri'' Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1864 * ''Brycon obscurus'' Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1938 * ''Brycon oligolepis'' Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1913 * ''Brycon opalinus'' (Georges Cuvier, G. Cuvier, 1819) * ''Brycon orbignyanus'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1850) * ''Brycon orthotaenia'' Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1864 * ''Brycon pesu'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller & Franz Hermann Troschel, Troschel, 1845 * ''Brycon petrosus'' Seth Eugene Meek, Meek & Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1913 * ''Brycon polylepis'' José Moscó Morales, Moscó Morales, 1988 * ''Brycon posadae'' Henry Weed Fowler, Fowler, 1945 * ''Brycon rubricauda'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1879 * ''Brycon sinuensis'' Georg Dahl, Dahl, 1955 * ''Brycon stolzmanni'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1879 * ''Brycon striatulus'' (Rudolf Kner, Kner, 1863) * ''Brycon unicolor'' José Moscó Morales, Moscó Morales, 1988 * ''Brycon vermelha'' Flávio César Thadeo de Lima, F. C. T. Lima & Ricardo Macedo Corrêa e Castro, R. M. C. Castro, 2000 * ''Brycon vonoi'' Flávio César Thadeo de Lima, F. C. T. Lima, 2017 * ''Brycon whitei'' George Sprague Myers, G. S. Myers & Stanley Howard Weitzman, S. H. Weitzman, 1960 File:Brycon cf amazonicus.jpg, ''Brycon'' cf. ''amazonicus'' File:Brycon behreae.jpg, ''Brycon behreae'' File:Brycon henni 02.JPG, ''Brycon henni'' File:Brycon moorei.jpg, ''Brycon moorei'' File:Brycon rubricauda (16609679980).jpg, ''Brycon rubricauda'' File:Brycon hilarii piraputanga rio prata 01.webm, Brycon hilarii

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