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Salmon Brycon

Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the salmon 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 salmon brycon live?

Not recorded

Is the salmon 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 salmon brycon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)

Synonyms Brycon ineatus, Brycon lineatus, Brycon orbygnianus, Brycon travassosi, Chalceus orbignyanus, Chalceus rodopterus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • South American river salmonEnglish
  • brykon laplatskýCzech
  • PirapitáSpanish
  • MatrinchãPortuguese
  • Pirá-pitá blancoSpanish
  • PirapitangaSpanish
  • PracanjuvaSpanish
  • Salmón criolloSpanish
  • salmón de ríoSpanish
  • Salmón del ParanáSpanish
  • SalmoneteSpanish
  • PiracanjubaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the salmon brycon

Other species in the same genus Brycon.

Nipon

Brycon falcatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the salmon brycon?

The salmon brycon (Brycon orbignyanus) 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). Salmon Brycon (Brycon orbignyanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/salmon-brycon

MLA

“Salmon Brycon (Brycon orbignyanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/salmon-brycon.

BibTeX
@misc{salmon_brycon_2026,
  title = {Salmon Brycon (Brycon orbignyanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/salmon-brycon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}