Bryconidae
Sign in to saveBryconidae, also known as bryconids, is a family of freshwater fishes belonging to the order Characiformes. They are native to South America. Some species reach particularly large sizes for characins, with Salminus franciscanus being one of the largest characiforms overall.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyBryconidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Bryconidae, also known as bryconids, is a family of freshwater fishes belonging to the order Characiformes. They are native to South America. Some species reach particularly large sizes for characins, with Salminus franciscanus being one of the largest characiforms overall.
Genera: Family Bryconidae Eigenmann, 1912 Subfamily Bryconinae Eigenmann, 1912 Genus Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 Genus Chilobrycon Géry & de Rham, 1981 Genus Henochilus Garman, 1890 Subfamily Salmininae Cockerell, 1915 Genus Salminus Agassiz, 1829 The earliest known fossil member of this group is †Brycon avus (Woodward, 1898) from the Oligocene-aged Tremembé Formation of Brazil. A slightly older potential specimen of B. avus is also known from the Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of the Aiuruoca Basin.