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Green Brycon

Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the green 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 green brycon live?

Not recorded

Is the green 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 green brycon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864

Synonyms Brycon lundii

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • brykon rovnopruhýCzech
  • MatrinchãPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green 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 green brycon?

The green brycon (Brycon orthotaenia) belongs to the family Bryconidae in the order Characiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green Brycon (Brycon orthotaenia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-brycon

MLA

“Green Brycon (Brycon orthotaenia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-brycon.

BibTeX
@misc{green_brycon_2026,
  title = {Green Brycon (Brycon orthotaenia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-brycon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}