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Darkfin Brycon

Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)

Status not recordedbony fish

The darkfin brycon (Brycon melanopterus) is a species in the family Bryconidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the darkfin brycon

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 the darkfin brycon live?

Not recorded

Is the darkfin brycon 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 the darkfin brycon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)

Synonyms Megalobrycon melanopterum

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • brykon černoploutvýCzech
  • SábaloSpanish
  • JatuaranaPortuguese
  • Ленточный бриконRussian
  • Sábalo cola negraSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the darkfin brycon

Other species in the same genus Brycon.

Nipon

Brycon falcatus

BryconidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the darkfin brycon?

The darkfin brycon (Brycon melanopterus) belongs to the family Bryconidae 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). Darkfin Brycon (Brycon melanopterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/darkfin-brycon

MLA

“Darkfin Brycon (Brycon melanopterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/darkfin-brycon.

BibTeX
@misc{darkfin_brycon_2026,
  title = {Darkfin Brycon (Brycon melanopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/darkfin-brycon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}