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Machaca

Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908

Status not recordedbony fish

The machaca (Brycon guatemalensis) is a species in the family Bryconidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the machaca

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 machaca live?

Not recorded

Is the machaca 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 machaca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908

Synonyms Bramocharax guatemalensis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Macabi tetraEnglish
  • Macabí tetraEnglish
  • Machaca tetraEnglish
  • brykon guatemalskýCzech
  • sardinita macabíSpanish
  • Гватемальский бриконRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the machaca

Other species in the same genus Brycon.

Nipon

Brycon falcatus

BryconidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMachaca vs Elegant BryconMachaca vs Salmon BryconMachaca vs Slender BryconMachaca vs Nipon

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the machaca?

The machaca (Brycon guatemalensis) 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). Machaca (Brycon guatemalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/machaca

MLA

“Machaca (Brycon guatemalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/machaca.

BibTeX
@misc{machaca_2026,
  title = {Machaca (Brycon guatemalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/machaca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}