Bryconamericus
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Bryconamericus is a genus of characins found in Central
and South America
. There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus.
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus.
Species
- Bryconamericus agna Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2001
- Bryconamericus alfredae C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1927 - Bryconamericus alpha C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1914 - Bryconamericus andresoi Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus arilepis Román-Valencia, Vanegas-Ríos & Ruiz-Calderón, 2008
- Bryconamericus bayano (Fink, 1976)
- Bryconamericus bolivianus N. E. Pearson, 1924
- Bryconamericus brevirostris (Günther, 1860)
- Bryconamericus carlosi Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus caucanus C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1913 - Bryconamericus charalae Román-Valencia, 2005
- Bryconamericus cinarucoense Román-Valencia, Taphorn & Ruiz-Calderón, 2008
- Bryconamericus cismontanus C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1914 - Bryconamericus cristiani Román-Valencia, 1999
- Bryconamericus dahli Román-Valencia, 2000
- Bryconamericus deuterodonoides C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1914 - Bryconamericus diaphanus (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1878) - Bryconamericus ecai J. F. P. da Silva, 2004
- Bryconamericus eigenmanni (EvermannBarton Warren EvermannBarton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist. He was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886. For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. He was professor of biology at the Indiana State University in...
& Kendall, 1906) - Bryconamericus emperador (C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
& Ogle, 1907) - Bryconamericus exodon C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1907 - Bryconamericus foncensis Román-Valencia, Vanegas-Ríos & Ruiz-Calderón, 2009
- Bryconamericus galvisi Román-Valencia, 2000
- Bryconamericus gonzalezi Román-Valencia, 2002
- Bryconamericus grosvenori C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1927 - Bryconamericus guaytarae C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
& Henn, 1914 - Bryconamericus guizae Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus guyanensis Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2010
- Bryconamericus huilae Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus hyphesson C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1909 - Bryconamericus icelus Dahl, 1964
- Bryconamericus ichoensis Román-Valencia, 2000
- Bryconamericus iheringii (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1887) - Bryconamericus ikaa Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta, 2004
- Bryconamericus lambari L. R. Malabarba & Kindel, 1995
- Bryconamericus lassorum Román-Valencia, 2002
- Bryconamericus loisae Géry, 1964
- Bryconamericus macarenae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-Calderón, Taphorn, 2010
- Bryconamericus macrophthalmus Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus megalepis FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1941 - Bryconamericus mennii Miquelarena, Protogino, Filiberto & H. L. López, 2002
- Bryconamericus microcephalus (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908)
- Bryconamericus miraensis FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1945 - Bryconamericus motatanensis L. P. Schultz, 1944
- Bryconamericus multiradiatus Dahl, 1960
- Bryconamericus novae C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
& Henn, 1914 - Bryconamericus orinocoense Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus ornaticeps Bizerril & Peres-Neto, 1995
- Bryconamericus osgoodi C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
& W. R. Allen, 1942 - Bryconamericus pachacuti C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1927 - Bryconamericus patriciae J. F. P. da Silva, 2004
- Bryconamericus pectinatus Vari & Siebert, 1990
- Bryconamericus peruanus (J. P. MüllerJohannes Peter MüllerJohannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...
& TroschelFranz Hermann TroschelFranz Hermann Troschel was a German zoologist who was born in Spandau. He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, and beginning in 1840 was an assistant to Martin Lichtenstein at the Humboldt Museum of Natural History in Berlin...
, 1845) - Bryconamericus phoenicopterus (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1872) - Bryconamericus plutarcoi Román-Valencia, 2001
- Bryconamericus pyahu Azpelicueta, Casciotta & Almirón, 2003
- Bryconamericus rubropictus (C. Berg, 1901)
- Bryconamericus scleroparius (Regan, 1908)
- Bryconamericus simus (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1898) - Bryconamericus singularis Román-Valencia, Taphorn & Ruiz-Calderón, 2008
- Bryconamericus stramineus C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1908 - Bryconamericus subtilisform Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus sylvicola Braga, 1998
- Bryconamericus tenuis Bizerril & Araújo, 1992
- Bryconamericus ternetzi MyersGeorge S. MyersDr. George Sprague Myers spent most of his career at Stanford University, where he was one of the leading American ichthyologists of the twentieth century. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists...
, 1928 - Bryconamericus terrabensis MeekSeth Eugene MeekSeth Eugene Meek was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first compiler of a book on Mexican freshwater fishes. Together with his assistant, Samuel F. Hildebrand, he produced the first book on the freshwater fishes of Panama.He often collaborated...
, 1914 - Bryconamericus thomasi FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1940 - Bryconamericus tolimae C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1913 - Bryconamericus turiuba Langeani, Z. M. S. de Lucena, Pedrini & Tarelho-Pereira, 2005
- Bryconamericus uporas Casciotta, Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2002
- Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003
- Bryconamericus ytu Almirón, Azpelicueta & Casciotta, 2004
- Bryconamericus zeteki Hildebrand, 1938