Family Bryconidae - "Brycon characins"
Order : Characiformes Bryconidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 4 | Species : 49 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : No | Marine : No
Division : Primary freshwater
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Main Ref. : ECoF, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes 2024
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Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Characiphysae | Characiformes | Characoidei | | Bryconidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Bryconidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Bryconinae
Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon brevicauda Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon stuebelii Steindachner, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
! Brycon stubelii Steindachner, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
! Brycon stübelii Steindachner, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon matrinchao Fowler, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819)
acceptedseniornew
Chalceus opalinus Cuvier, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon bahiensis Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Chalceus amazonicus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Chalceus carpophaga Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon carpophagus (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
Brycon longiceps Steindachner, 1879
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon siebenthalae Eigenmann, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon pellegrini Holly, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon cephalus (non Günther, 1869)
misappliedmisappliednew
Brycon pesu Müller & Troschel, 1845
acceptedseniororiginal
Holobrycon pesu (Müller & Troschel, 1845)
synonymseniornew
Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Chalceus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Brycon microlepis Perugia, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Chalceus orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
! Brycon orbygnianus (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymseniornew
Chalceus rodopterus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon lineatus Steindachner, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon travassosi Amaral Campos, 1950
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
Chalceus devillei Castelnau, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860)
acceptedseniornew
Chalceus alburnus Günther, 1860
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon acutus Böhlke, 1958
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon dentex Günther, 1860
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon scapularis Fowler, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon ecuadoriensis Eigenmann & Henn, 1918
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
synonymotheroriginal
Brycon reinhardtii Lütken, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
! Brycon reinhardti Lütken, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon lundii Lütken, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon cephalus (Günther, 1869)
acceptedseniornew
Megalobrycon cephalus Günther, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon capito Cope, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
acceptedseniororiginal
Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon acuminatus (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)
synonymjuniornew
Megalobrycon piabanha Miranda Ribeiro, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon piabanha (Miranda Ribeiro, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon bolivarensis (Dahl, 1943)
synonymjuniornew
Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
Chalceus rodopterus Posada, 1909
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon henni Eigenmann, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon juanensis Rendahl, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon juradoensis Fowler, 1944
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon tovari Dahl, 1960
synonymjuniororiginal
Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938
acceptedseniororiginal
! Brycon behrae Hildebrand, 1938
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon whitei Myers & Weitzman, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon vermelha Lima & Castro, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon gouldingi Lima, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Salmininae
Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Hydrocyon brevidens Cuvier, 1819
synonymjuniororiginal
Salminus cuvieri Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Salminus maxillosus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Salminus orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Salmo auratus Larrañaga, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
Brycon erythrura Fowler, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Holobrycon iquitensis Nakashima, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Salminus affinis Steindachner, 1880
acceptedseniororiginal
Salminus franciscanus Lima & Britski, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Salminus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Salminus brasiliensis (non Cuvier, 1816)
misappliedmisappliednew
Salminus brevidens (non Cuvier, 1819)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Salminus cuvieri (non Valenciennes, 1850)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
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