Bryconella
| Bryconella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Bryconella Géry, 1965[2] |
| Species: | B. pallidifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryconella pallidifrons | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bryconella is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The only species in the genus is Bryconella pallidifrons, which is found in the Amazon River basin of Brazil and Peru.
B. pallidifrons is found in a freshwater environment at a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate.[3] It reaches a maximum length of about 2.3 cm or 0.91 in for males or about 3.5 cm or 1.4 in for females.[3][4] B. pallidifrons swims in small schools.[5]
References
- ^ Lima, F. (2023). "Bryconella pallidifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829688A159083059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829688A159083059.en. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bryconella pallidifrons". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ "Bryconella pallidifrons". The Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Bryconella pallidifrons". AquaVisie. Retrieved 23 October 2013.