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Opaline Brycon

Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the opaline 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 opaline brycon live?

Not recorded

Is the opaline 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 opaline brycon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819)

Synonyms Brycon bahiensis, Chalceus opalinus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • brykon opálovýCzech
  • PipitingaPortuguese
  • ParpitingaPortuguese
  • PirapitingaPortuguese
  • Pirapitinga do sulPortuguese
  • Pirapitinga-do-paraíbaPortuguese
  • Pirapitinga-do-sulPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the opaline brycon

Other species in the same genus Brycon.

Nipon

Brycon falcatus

BryconidaeNo free photo yet

CompareOpaline Brycon vs Elegant BryconOpaline Brycon vs Salmon BryconOpaline Brycon vs Slender BryconOpaline Brycon vs Nipon

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the opaline brycon?

The opaline brycon (Brycon opalinus) 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). Opaline Brycon (Brycon opalinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/opaline-brycon

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BibTeX
@misc{opaline_brycon_2026,
  title = {Opaline Brycon (Brycon opalinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/opaline-brycon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}