Brycon

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Bryconinae

Brycon Mėller & Troschel, 1844: Megalobrycon Gėnther, 1869; (synonym)
Othonophanes Eigenmann, 1903; (synonym)
Triurobrycon Eigenmann, 1909; (synonym)
Holobrycon Eigenmann, 1909; (synonym)
Bryconodon Eigenmann, 1903; (synonym)
Chalcinopsis Kner, 1863; (synonym)
Catabasis Eigenmann & Norris, 1900; (synonym)

Brycon acuminatus Howes, 1982

Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877; (synonym)
Catabasis acuminata Eigenmann & Norris, 1900; (valid as)
Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900; (valid as)

Brycon alburnus Howes, 1982

Chalceus alburnus Gėnther, 1860; (valid as)
Brycon acutus Bæhlke, 1958; (synonym)

Brycon amazonicus Howes, 1982

Chalceus amazonicus Cuvier, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
Chalceus amazonicus Spix & Agassiz, 1829; (valid as)

Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913

Brycon atrocaudatus Howes, 1982

Gephyrocharax atrocaudatus; (valid as)
Chalceus atrocaudatus Kner, 1863; (valid as)
Brycon scapularis Fowler, 1911; (synonym)
Brycon ecuadoriensis Eigenmann & Henn, 1917; (synonym)
Brycon ecuadoriensis Eigenmann & Henn, 1918; (synonym)

Brycon bahiensis Gėnther, 1864

Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938

Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909

Brycon brevicauda Gėnther, 1864

Brycon matrinchao Fowler, 1941; (synonym)

Brycon capito Cope, 1872

Brycon carpophaga Howes, 1982

Chalceus carpophaga Valenciennes, 1850; (valid as)
Salmo matrincham Kner (ex Natterer), 1860; (synonym)
Salmo matrincham Kner (ex Natterer), 1860; (unavailable, in passing)
Chalceus carpophagus Howes, 1982; (misspelling)

Brycon cephalus Howes, 1982

Megalobrycon cephalus Gėnther, 1869; (valid as)
Brycon pellegrini Holly, 1929; (synonym)

Brycon chagrensis Howes, 1982

Chalcinopsis chagrensis Kner, 1863; (valid as)

Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915

Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943

Brycon dentex Gėnther, 1860

Brycon devillei Castelnau, 1855

Chalceus devillei Castelnau, 1855; (valid as)
Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877; (synonym)
Brycon devillei Howes, 1982

Brycon erythropterum Howes, 1982

Megalobrycon erythropterum Cope, 1872; (valid as)

Brycon erythrura Fowler, 1941

Brycon falcatus Mėller & Troschel, 1844

Chalceus labrosus Jardine & Schomburgk, 1841; (synonym)
Brycon schomburgkii Mėller & Troschel, 1844; (synonym)

Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955

Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908

Brycon henni Eigenmann, 1913

Brycon hilarii GŠry, 1977

Chalceus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850; (valid as)
Salmo piraputanga Kner (ex Natterer), 1860; (unavailable, in passing)

Brycon iquitiensis Howes, 1982

Holobrycon iquitensis Nakashima, 1941; (valid as)

Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879

Othonophanes labiatus Eigenmann, 1903; (valid as)

Brycon longiceps Steindachner, 1879

Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960

Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1917

Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918
Brycon juanensis Rendahl, 1941; (synonym)
Brycon juradoensis Fowler, 1944; (synonym)
Brycon tovari Dahl, 1960; (synonym)

Brycon melanopterus Howes, 1982

Megalobrycon melanopterum Cope, 1872; (valid as)

Brycon microlepis Perugia, 1897

Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878

Othonophanes bolivarensis Dahl, 1943; (synonym)

B. m. sinuensis Howes, 1982

Brycon moorei sinuensis Dahl, 1955; (synonym)

Brycon nattereri Gėnther (ex Kner), 1864

Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938

Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913

Brycon opalinus Howes, 1982

Chalceus opalinus Cuvier, 1819; (valid as)
Salmo pirapitinga Kner (ex Natterer), 1860; (unavailable, in passing)

Brycon orbignyanus Fowler

Chalceus orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1850; (valid as)
Chalceus rodopterus Valenciennes, 1850; (valid as)
Brycon melanoxanthus Kner (ex Heckel), 1860; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Salmo paraputanga Kner (ex Natterer), 1860; (unavailable, in passing)
Brycon lineatus Steindachner, 1866; (synonym)
Chalceus rodopterus Posada, 1909; (synonym)
Brycon travassosi Amaral Campos, 1950; (synonym)

Brycon orthotaenia Gėnther, 1864

Brycon lundii Lėtken (ex Reinhardt), 1875; (synonym)
Bryconodon orthotaenia Eigenmann, 1903; (valid as)

Brycon pesu Mėller & Troschel, 1845

Holobrycon pesu Eigenmann, 1909; (valid as)

Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913

Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales, 1988

Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945

Brycon reinhardti Lėtken, 1875

Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879

Brycon siebenthalae Eigenmann, 1912

Brycon siebenthalae Eigenmann, 1912; (valid, uncertain)

B. s. iquitensis

Brycon siebenthalae iquitensis Nakashima, 1941; (valid, uncertain)

Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879

Brycon striatulus Howes, 1982

Chalcinopsis striatula Kner, 1863; (valid as)
Chalcinopsis striatulus Kner, 1863; (valid as)

Brycon stuebelii Steindachner, 1882

Brycon stėbelii Steindachner, 1882; (misspelling)
Brycon stubelii Ortega & Vari, 1986; (misspelling)

Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales, 1988

Brycon whitei Myers & Weitzman, 1960

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The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.

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