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Slender Brycon

Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the slender 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 slender brycon live?

Not recorded

Is the slender 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 slender brycon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Synonyms Brycon carpophagus, Brycon longiceps, Brycon pellegrini, Brycon siebenthalae, Chalceus amazonicus, Chalceus carpophaga

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • brykon amazonskýCzech
  • Südamerikanische ForelleGerman
  • SábaloSpanish
  • MatrinxaPortuguese
  • Амазонский бриконRussian
  • Turpahohdetetra (Finnish)root
  • Sábalo Cola RojaSpanish
  • JatuaranaPortuguese
  • MatrinchãPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slender 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 slender brycon?

The slender brycon (Brycon amazonicus) 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). Slender Brycon (Brycon amazonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slender-brycon

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BibTeX
@misc{slender_brycon_2026,
  title = {Slender Brycon (Brycon amazonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slender-brycon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}