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Brycon  Müller and Troschel, 1844
Taxonomic Serial No.: 162904

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons ŕ nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderOstariophysi   
                            OrderCharaciformes  – piranhas, leporins, piranhas  
                               FamilyCharacidae  incertae sedis – American characins, characins, tetras, carácidos, characins, charicidés, tétras  
                                  GenusBrycon Müller and Troschel, 1844  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860)  
                                     Species Brycon amazonicus (Spix and Agassiz, 1829)  
                                     Species Brycon argenteus Meek and Hildebrand, 1913  
                                     Species Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863)  
                                     Species Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938  
                                     Species Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909  
                                     Species Brycon brevicauda Günther, 1864  
                                     Species Brycon cephalus (Günther, 1869)  
                                     Species Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863)  
                                     Species Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915  
                                     Species Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943  
                                     Species Brycon dentex Günther, 1860  
                                     Species Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)  
                                     Species Brycon falcatus Müller and Troschel, 1844 – nipon 
                                     Species Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877  
                                     Species Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955  
                                     Species Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908 – macabi tetra, sardinita macabí 
                                     Species Brycon henni Eigenmann, 1913  
                                     Species Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1850)  
                                     Species Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877  
                                     Species Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879  
                                     Species Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960  
                                     Species Brycon meeki Eigenmann and Hildebrand in Eigenmann, 1918  
                                     Species Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)  
                                     Species Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878  
                                     Species Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864  
                                     Species Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938  
                                     Species Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913  
                                     Species Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819)  
                                     Species Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1850)  
                                     Species Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864  
                                     Species Brycon pesu Müller and Troschel, 1845  
                                     Species Brycon petrosus Meek and Hildebrand, 1913  
                                     Species Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales, 1988  
                                     Species Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945  
                                     Species Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879  
                                     Species Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955  
                                     Species Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879  
                                     Species Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)  
                                     Species Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales, 1988  
                                     Species Brycon vermelha Lima and Castro, 2000  
                                     Species Brycon whitei Myers and Weitzman, 1960  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Brycon   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Brycon   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Brycon   
       

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