Bryconamericus

Bryconamericus
Bryconamericus iheringii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Diapominae
Genus: Bryconamericus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1907[1]
Type species
Bryconamericus exodon
C. H. Eigenmann, 1907[1]
Synonyms[1]

Bryconamericus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America.[2]

Species

Bryconamericus contains the following valid species:[3]

  • Bryconamericus abalio Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2023
  • Bryconamericus agna Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2001
  • Bryconamericus bolivianus N. E. Pearson, 1924[2]
  • Bryconamericus bucayensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2013[2][4]
  • Bryconamericus carlosi Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus charalae Román-Valencia, 2005[2]
  • Bryconamericus coeruleus Jerep & Shibatta, 2017
  • Bryconamericus ecai J. F. P. da Silva, 2004
  • Bryconamericus eigenmanni (Evermann & Kendall, 1906)
  • Bryconamericus exodon C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
  • Bryconamericus guizae César Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus guyanensis Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2010[2]
  • Bryconamericus huilae César Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus hyphesson C. H. Eigenmann, 1909[2]
  • Bryconamericus icelus Dahl, 1964[2]
  • Bryconamericus iheringii (Boulenger, 1887)
  • Bryconamericus ikaa Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta, 2004
  • Bryconamericus indefessus (Mirande, G. Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004)[2]
  • Bryconamericus lambari L. R. Malabarba & Kindel, 1995
  • Bryconamericus lambayequensis César Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2023
  • Bryconamericus lassorum César Román-Valencia, 2002[2]
  • Bryconamericus leptorhynchus (J. F. P. da Silva & Malabarba, 1996)
  • Bryconamericus lethostigmus (A. L. Gomes, 1947)
  • Bryconamericus macrophthalmus César Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus maromba (M. C. S. L. Malabarba & L. R. Malabarba, 1994)
  • Bryconamericus mennii Miquelarena, Protogino, Filiberto & H. L. López, 2002
  • Bryconamericus microcephalus (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908)
  • Bryconamericus misei Pedroso, Deprá & Pavanelli, 2024
  • Bryconamericus motatanensis L. P. Schultz, 1944[2]
  • Bryconamericus novae C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1914[2]
  • Bryconamericus orinocoensis César Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus ornaticeps Bizerril & Peres-Neto, 1995
  • Bryconamericus oroensis César Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2013[2][4]
  • Bryconamericus osgoodi C. H. Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
  • Bryconamericus pachacuti C. H. Eigenmann, 1927[2]
  • Bryconamericus parapetiensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2023
  • Bryconamericus patriciae J. F. P. da Silva, 2004
  • Bryconamericus phoenicopterus (Cope, 1872)[2]
  • Bryconamericus pinnavittatus D'Agosta & Netto-Ferreira, 2015[5]
  • Bryconamericus poi (Almirón, Casciotta, Azpelicueta & Cione, 2001)
  • Bryconamericus pyahu Azpelicueta, Casciotta & Almirón, 2003
  • Bryconamericus rubropictus (C. Berg, 1901)
  • Bryconamericus singularis Román-Valencia, Taphorn & Ruiz-C., 2008[2]
  • Bryconamericus subtilisform Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus sylvicola Braga, 1998
  • Bryconamericus tenuis Bizerril & P. M. C. Araújo, 1992
  • Bryconamericus turiuba Langeani, Z. M. S. de Lucena, Pedrini & Tarelho-Pereira, 2005
  • Bryconamericus uporas Casciotta, Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2002
  • Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003[2]
  • Bryconamericus ytu Almirón, Azpelicueta & Casciotta, 2004
  • Bryconamericus zamorensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-Alzate, 2013[2][4]

Bryconamericus lethostigmus is sometimes allocated to the monotypic genus Odontostoechus.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bryconamericus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Román–Valencia, C.; Ruiz–C., R.I.; Taphorn B., D.C.; García–A., C. (2013). "Three new species of Bryconamericus (Characiformes, Characidae), with keys for species from Ecuador and a discussion on the validity of the genus Knodus" (PDF). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 36 (1): 123–139. doi:10.32800/abc.2013.36.0123.
  5. ^ Dagosta, F.C.P.; Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2015). "New species of Bryconamericus Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Teles Pires, rio Tapajós basin, central Brazil". Zootaxa. 3911 (3): 433–442. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3911.3.9. PMID 25661623.