Bryconamericus

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

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

Species

Bryconamericus contains the following valid species:

Bryconamericus lethostigmus is sometimes allocated to the monotypic genus Odontostoechus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 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. 1 2 3 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.