Brycon

Brycon
	Brycon hilarii
Scientific classification
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

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

Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860)
Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)^[6]
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^[6]
Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013^[7]
Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943^[6]
Brycon dentex Günther, 1860
Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
Brycon dulcis F. C. T. Lima & F. Vieira, 2017^[6]
Brycon falcatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844^[6]
Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877^[6]
Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
Brycon gouldingi F. C. T. Lima, 2004^[6]
Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908
Brycon henni C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)^[6]
Brycon howesi F. C. T. Lima, 2017^[6]
Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877^[6]
Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
Brycon meeki C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)^[6]
Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864^[6]
Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
Brycon opalinus (G. Cuvier, 1819)^[6]
Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)^[6]
Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864^[6]
Brycon pesu J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
Brycon polylepis Moscó Morales, 1988^[6]
Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879^[6]
Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
Brycon unicolor Moscó Morales, 1988
Brycon vermelha F. C. T. Lima & R. M. C. Castro, 2000^[6]
Brycon vonoi F. C. T. Lima, 2017^[6]
Brycon whitei G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960^[6]

Brycon cf. amazonicus
Brycon behreae
Brycon henni
Brycon moorei
Brycon rubricauda
Brycon hilarii

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brycon". 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.

[fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brycon". FishBase. October 2016 version.

[bbc-2] "Brycons". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

[Lima2003-3] 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

[Goulding1980-4] 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.

[Reysa2009-5] 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.

[Lima2017-6] ^ ^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.

[Angulo2013-7] 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.

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