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Bryconops melanurus

Status not recordedbony fish

Bryconops melanurus is a species in the family Iguanodectidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Bryconops melanurus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Bryconops melanurus live?

Not recorded

Is Bryconops melanurus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Bryconops melanurus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyIguanodectidae
  6. genusBryconops
  7. SpeciesBryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794)

Synonyms Creatochanes melanurus, Salmo melanurus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • brykonops surinamskýCzech
  • Tétra à queue brillanteFrench
  • Солнечнохвостый бриконопсRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Bryconops melanurus

Other species in the same genus Bryconops.

Tailspot tetra

Bryconops caudomaculatus

IguanodectidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Bryconops melanurus?

Bryconops melanurus (Bryconops melanurus) belongs to the family Iguanodectidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bryconops melanurus (Bryconops melanurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bryconops-melanurus

MLA

“Bryconops melanurus (Bryconops melanurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bryconops-melanurus.

BibTeX
@misc{bryconops_melanurus_2026,
  title = {Bryconops melanurus (Bryconops melanurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bryconops-melanurus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}