FAMILY Bryconidae Eigenmann, 1912 - bryconids, South American trout, tetras

SUBFAMILY Bryconinae Eigenmann, 1912 - bryconids, South American trout, tetras [=Henochilidi, Chalcinopsidi] Notes: Bryconinae Eigenmann, 1912:370 [ref. 1227] (subfamily) Brycon Henochilidi Fowler, 1958b:8 [ref. 1470] (tribe) Henochilus Chalcinopsidi Fowler, 1958b:10 [ref. 1470] (tribe) Chalcinopsis

GENUS Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 - bryconids, South American trout, tetras [=Brycon Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], 1844:90, Bryconodon Eigenmann [C. H.], 1903:146, Catabasis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Norris [A. A.], 1900:358, Chalcinopsis Kner [R.], 1863:226, Holobrycon Eigenmann [C. H.], 1909:33, Megalobrycon Günther [A.], 1869:423, Othonophanes Eigenmann [C. H.], 1903:145, Triurobrycon Eigenmann [C. H.], 1909:33] Notes: [ref. 3070]. Masc. Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:430 [ref. 1224]. •Valid as Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Géry 1977:335 [ref. 1597], Howes 1982:2 [ref. 14201], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Mosco Morales 1988 [ref. 20066], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:27 [ref. 24147], Géry & Zarske 2002:39 [ref. 26555], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061], Lima 2004:279 [ref. 27858], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Bryconinae, Mirande 2010:482 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685] in Brycninae, Angulo & Gracian-Negrete 2013:255 [ref. 32959] in Characidae). Current status: Valid as Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Bryconodon) [ref. 1218]. Masc. Brycon orthotaenia Günther 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Mentioned-- (Géry 1977:335 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Howes 1982:4 [ref. 14201], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Catabasis) [ref. 1264]. Fem. Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Catabasis Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 -- (Géry 1977:331 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 – (Howes 1982:4 [ref. 14201], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Chalcinopsis) [ref. 5002]. Fem. Chalcinopsis striatulus Kner, 1863. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not

researched. Also appeared as new in Kner & Steindachner 1864:31 [ref. 2649]. •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Howes 1982:2 [ref. 14201], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Holobrycon) [ref. 1222]. Masc. Brycon pesu Müller & Troschel, 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Tentatively distinct from Brycon -- (Géry 1977:335 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Howes 1982:4 [ref. 14201], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Megalobrycon) [ref. 5780]. Masc. Megalobrycon cephalus Günther 1869. Type by monotypy. Mention -- (Géry 1977:335 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Howes 1982:2 [ref. 14201], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Othonophanes) [ref. 1218]. Masc. Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Orthophanes in Zoological Record for 1903. Mention -- (Géry 1977:335 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Howes 1982:4 [ref. 14201], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (Triurobrycon) [ref. 1222]. Masc. Brycon lundii Lütken, 1875. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844 -- (Howes 1982:4 [ref. 14201], Taphorn 1992:128 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Species Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860) - alburnus tetra (author) [=Chalceus alburnus Günther [A.], 1860:419, Brycon acutus Böhlke [J. E.], 1958:67, Pl. 4 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 3); ref. 18210] Western Andes of Ecuador. Current status: Valid as Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean river basins of Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater. (acutus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 110; ref. 12050] Near the mouth of Río Quinindé, Ecuador, elevation 60 meters. Current status: Synonym of Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) - matrinxa [=Chalceus amazonicus Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.], 1829:68, Pl. 35, Brycon capito Cope [E. D.], 1872:261, Chalceus carpophaga Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:252, Megalobrycon cephalus Günther [A.], 1869:423, Fig. 1, Brycon siebenthalae iquitensis Nakashima [S.], 1941:69, Fig., Brycon longiceps Steindachner [F.], 1879:150, Salmo matrincham Kner [R.] (ex Natterer), 1860:12 [4], Brycon pellegrini Holly [M.], 1929:208, Brycon siebenthalae Eigenmann [C. H.], 1912:372, Pl. 54 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Reise nach Griechenland und der Türkei; ref. 13] Amazon River. Current status: Valid as Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Amazon River and its main tributaries in Brazil; Orinoco and Essequibo River basins: Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater. (capito) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (carpophaga) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Essequibo River, Guyana. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Central and northern South America. Habitat: freshwater. (cephalus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 2); ref. 5780] Upper Amazon, Peru. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (iquitensis) [Boletín del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado" v. 5 (no. 16); ref. 13189] Iquitos, Amazon system, Peru. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (longiceps) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 15); ref. 20478] Bolivar, Río Orinoco, Venezuela. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Brazil and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater. (matrincham) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 4 of separate. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

(pellegrini) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 66; ref. 16089] Amazon, Manaos [Manaus], western Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (siebenthalae) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Mud Creek, Aruka River, Guyana. Current status: Synonym of Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 - Aruza tetra (author) [=Brycon argenteus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.], 1913:84] Notes: [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8); ref. 12295] Río Aruza, Aruza, Panama. Current status: Valid as Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Pacific and Atlantic slopes of Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863) - Kner's brycon (author) [=Chalceus atrocaudatus Kner [R.], 1863:227, "Fig. 14" (unpublished), Brycon ecuadoriensis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Henn [A. W.], in Eigenmann, 1918:687, Brycon scapularis Fowler [H. W.], 1911:502, Fig. 3] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1863, v. 2; ref. 5002] Western slopes of Andes, Ecuador. Current status: Valid as Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean rivers basins in Ecuador and Peru. Habitat: freshwater. (ecuadoriensis) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56 (no. 7); ref. 12304] Río Barranca Alta at Narnjito, western Ecuador. Current status: Synonym of Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (scapularis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 63; ref. 1384] Affluent of the Río Chimbo near Bucay, Guayas Province, western Ecuador. Current status: Synonym of Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938 - Panama brycon (author)

[=Brycon behreae Hildebrand [S. F.], 1938:278, Fig. 5] Notes: [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 12363] Río Chiriquí del Tire, above Caldera, Pacific slope, western Panama. Current status: Valid as Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Pacific and Atlantic slopes of Panama, Pacific slope of Costa Rica. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863) - Chagres tetra (author) [=Chalcinopsis chagrensis Kner [R.], 1863:226, "Fig. 13" (unpublished)] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1863, v. 2; ref. 5002] Río Chagres, Panama. Current status: Valid as Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Charges River basin, Atlantic slope of Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915 - Coquenan tetra (author) [=Brycon coquenani Steindachner [F.], 1915:37 [23], Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2)] Notes: [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. v. 93; ref. 4244] Río Coquenan, Venezuela. Current status: Valid as Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Upper Caroni River on Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013 - Costa Rican brycon (author) [=Brycon costaricensis Angulo [A.] & Gracian-Negrete [J. M.], 2013:258, Fig. 2] Notes: [Zootaxa 3731 (no. 2); ref. 32959] Atlantic slope, Heredia, Sarapiquí drainage, La Virgen de Sarapiquí, Río Sarapiquí, at the Tirimbina Biological Reserve, 10°24'56.84"N, 84°07'18.70"W, Costa Rica, altitude 149 meters. Current status: Valid as Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943 - Pastaza tetra (author) [=Brycon coxeyi Fowler [H. W.], 1943:3, Fig. 2] Notes: [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 119; ref. 13202] Mouth of Río Pastaza, Río Marañon basin, Hacienda Las Mascota, Ecuador. Current status: Valid as Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Upper Pastaza River basin, Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon dentex Günther, 1860 - dentex brycon (author) [=Brycon dentex Günther [A.], 1860:240 [8]] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860 (pt 2); ref. 18211] Esmeraldas, 0°59'N, 79°42'W, western Ecuador. Current status: Valid as Brycon dentex Günther, 1860. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean river basins of Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855) - Deville's tetra (author) [=Chalceus devillei Castelnau [F. L.], 1855:69, Pl. 36 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Bahia State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon dulcis Lima & Vieira, in Lima, 2017 - Doce tetra (author) [=Brycon dulcis Lima [F. C. T.] & Vieira [F.], in Lima [F. C. T.], 2017:53, Figs. 6C, 30-31] Notes: [Zootaxa 4222 (no. 1); ref. 35071] Lago Dom Helvécio, Rio Doce State Park, rio Doce system, Marliéria, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 19°46'S, 42°36'W. Current status: Valid as Brycon dulcis Lima & Vieira, 2017. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Distribution: Middle and lower Rio Dulcis basin, eastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 - Guyanese brycon (author) [=Brycon falcatus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], 1844:90, Brycon bicolor Pellegrin [J.], 1909:12, Brycon brevicauda Günther [A.], 1864:335, Chalceus labrosus Jardine [W.], in Schomburgk, 1841:212, Pl. 13 (fig. 1), Brycon matrinchao Fowler [H. W.], 1941:192, Fig. 102, Brycon schomburgkii Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], 1844:91, Brycon stuebelii Steindachner [F.], 1882:176] Notes: [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Guyana; Suriname. Current status: Valid as Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Rivers northern South America and Amazon and Orinoco River basins: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater. (bicolor) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 14396] Río Orinoco, Venezuela. Current status: Synonym of Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (brevicauda) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Jocintins and Rio Capin [= Capim], Pará State, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Northern South America. Habitat: freshwater. (labrosus) [The Natural history of fishes of Guiana; ref. 18707] Río Paduiri, Guyana [probably Rio Padauari, middle Rio Negro basin, Amazonas, Brazil]. Current status: Synonym of Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (matrinchao) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Rio Parnahyba, Therezina, Piauhy, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (schomburgkii) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Guyana. Current status: Synonym of Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (stuebelii) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 19 (no. 19); ref. 20487] Iquitos, Upper Amazon River, Peru.

Current status: Synonym of Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Northern South America. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877 - Mucuri brycon (author) [=Brycon ferox Steindachner [F.], 1877:583 [25], Pl. 4 (figs. 1-1a)] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Rio Mucuri, southeastern Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Mucuri River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955 - Sinu tetra (author) [=Brycon fowleri Dahl [G.], 1955:19] Notes: [Revista Linneana v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 19186] Chibogadó, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Sinu River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon gouldingi Lima, 2004 - Goulding's tetra (author) [=Brycon gouldingi Lima [F. C. T.], 2004:280, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 27858] Parauapebas, Igarapé de Boa Vista, tributary of River Itacaiúnas, Serra dos Carajás, about 5°52'S, 50°29'W, Pará, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon gouldingi Lima, 2004. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: River Tocantins basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908 - machaca [=Brycon guatemalensis Regan [C. T.], 1908:168]

Notes: [Biologia Centrali-Americana; ref. 18482] Guatemala. Current status: Valid as Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Atlantic slope from Mexico to eastern Panama; Pacific slope in Choluteca River basin of Honduras: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon henni Eigenmann, 1913 - Henn's brycon (author) [=Brycon henni Eigenmann [C. H.], 1913:26] Notes: [Indiana University Studies No. 18; ref. 1229] Caldas, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Brycon henni Eigenmann, 1913. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean river basins of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850) - Paraguay brycon (author) [=Chalceus hilarii Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:246, Megalobrycon erythropterum Cope [E. D.], 1872:263, Pl. 10 (fig. 2), Brycon melanoxanthus Kner [R.] (ex Heckel), 1860:12 [4], Brycon microlepis Perugia [A.], 1897:149 [3], Salmo paraputanga Kner [R.] (ex Natterer), 1860:12 [4], Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Rio São Francisco, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Paraguay River basin: Brazil and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater. (erythropterum) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Current status: Synonym of Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (melanoxanthus) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 4 of separate. Current status: Synonym of Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (microlepis) [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 18; ref. 3436] Bahia Negra, Chaco Borale, Río

Paraguay, Paraguay. Current status: Synonym of Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (paraputanga) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 4 of separate. Current status: Synonym of Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon howesi Lima, 2017 - Jequitinhonha tetra (author) [=Brycon howesi Lima [F. C. T.], 2017:47, Figs. 2, 28-29] Notes: [Zootaxa 4222 (no. 1); ref. 35071] The confluence of Rio Jequitinhonha with rio Araçuaí, below village of Itira, Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 16°45'S, 42°0'W. Current status: Valid as Brycon howesi Lima, 2017. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877 - Tiete tetra [=Brycon insignis Steindachner [F.], 1877:587 [29], Pl. 4 (figs. 2-2a), Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Norris [A. A.], 1900:358, Megalobrycon piabanha Miranda Ribeiro [A. de], 1902:5] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Rio Parahyba at Campos and Mendez; Rio Jequitinhonha, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Paraíba do Sul River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater. (acuminatus) [Revista do Museu Paulista v. 4; ref. 1264] Rio Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: freshwater. (piabanha) [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] 1902; ref. 3710] Rio Pomba, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879 - Cauca tetra (author)

[=Brycon labiatus Steindachner [F.], 1879:195] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 18); ref. 20479] Río Cauca, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Magdalena River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960 - Atrato brycon (author) [=Brycon medemi Dahl [G.], 1960:461, Fig.] Notes: [Caldasia v. 8 (no. 39); ref. 9310] Quebrada La Noche, upper Río Atrato, western Colombia. Current status: Valid as Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Atrato River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, in Eigenmann, 1918 - Meek's tetra (author) [=Brycon meeki Eigenmann [C. H.] & Hildebrand [S. F.], in Eigenmann, 1918:688, Brycon juanensis Rendahl [H.], 1941:10, Figs. 2-3, Brycon juradoensis Fowler [H. W.], 1944:232, Figs. 5-6, Brycon tovari Dahl [G.], 1960:465, Fig.] Notes: [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56 (no. 7); ref. 12304] Río San Juan, Río Dagua, Río Patia, western Colombia Current status: Valid as Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean river basins in Colombia. Habitat: freshwater. (juanensis) [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 33 (Häfte 1) A (no. 4); ref. 12983] Río San Juan at Cabeceras, Pacific slope of Colombia. Current status: Synonym of Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (juradoensis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1452] Río Juradó, Chocó Province, Colombia. Current status: Synonym of Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (tovari) [Caldasia v. 8 (no. 39); ref. 9310] Mouth of Río Sandó, tributary to Río Baudó, western Colombia. Current status: Synonym of Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1918. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872) - Ambyiacu tetra (author) [=Megalobrycon melanopterum Cope [E. D.], 1872:262, Pl. 13 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Current status: Valid as Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Amazon River basin: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878 - dorada [=Brycon moorei Steindachner [F.], 1878:91, Othonophanes bolivarensis Dahl [G.], 1943:216 [2], Fig.] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 15 (no. 12); ref. 20476] Cienaga, Río Magdalena, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Magdalena River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater. (bolivarensis) [Förhanglingar / Klungl. Fysiografiska sällskapet i Lund = Proceedings of the Royal Physiographic Society at Lund. v. 12 (no. 18); ref. 13198] Pool connected to Río Batatal, tributary to Río San Jorge, Magdalena system, Ayapel, Bolivar, Colombia, elevation about 800 meters. Current status: Synonym of Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864 - Irisanga brycon (author) [=Brycon nattereri Günther [A.] (ex Kner), 1864:334, Salmo pirapitinga Kner [R.] (ex Natterer), 1860:10 [2], Brycon reinhardtii Lütken [C. F.], 1875:134 [8]] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Irisanga, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Upper Paraná and São Francisco River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater. (pirapitinga) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 2 of separate. Current status: Synonym of Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Habitat: freshwater. (reinhardtii) [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 3); ref. 2856] Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938 - obscure brycon (author) [=Brycon obscurus Hildebrand [S. F.], 1938:283, Fig. 6] Notes: [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 12363] Creek in El Valle, Pacific slope of Panama. Current status: Valid as Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Pacific and Atlantic slope of Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913 - Condot tetra (author) [=Brycon oligolepis Regan [C. T.], 1913:462] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 12 (no. 71); ref. 3656] Río Condot and western Ecuador. Current status: Valid as Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean River basins: Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819) - opal tetra (author) [=Chalceus opalinus Cuvier [G.], 1819:351, Pl. 26 (fig. 1), Brycon bahiensis Günther [A.], 1864:334] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 1017] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Paraíba do Sul River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater. (bahiensis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850) - Orbigny's brycon (author) [=Chalceus orbignyanus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:249, Brycon lineatus Steindachner [F.], 1866:19, Salmo matrincham Kner [R.] (ex Natterer), 1860:12 [4], Brycon melanoxanthus Kner [R.] (ex Heckel), 1860:12 [4], Chalceus rodopterus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:249, Brycon travassosi Amaral Campos [A.], 1950:141, Fig. 1] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Buenos Aires, Argentina. Current status: Valid as Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: La Plata River basin: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater. (lineatus) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3; ref. 21713] Río de la Plata, Argentina. Current status: Synonym of Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (matrincham) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 4 of separate. Current status: Synonym of Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (melanoxanthus) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 4 of separate. Current status: Synonym of Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. (rodopterus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Buenos Aires, Argentina. Current status: Synonym of Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater. (travassosi) [Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia (São Paulo) v. 9 (no. 10); ref. 12932] Bodoquena River, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864 - Cipo tetra (author) [=Brycon orthotaenia Günther [A.], 1864:335, Brycon lundii Lütken [C. F.] (ex Reinhardt), 1875:135 [9]] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Cipo, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Distribution: São Francisco River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater. (lundii) [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 3); ref. 2856] Rio das Velhas, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Brycon orthotaenia Günther, 1864. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon pesu Müller & Troschel, 1845 - mourning tetra [=Brycon pesu Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], 1845:16, 30, Pl. 7 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Horae Ichthyologicae Nos 1 & 2; ref. 3071] Guiana. Current status: Valid as Brycon pesu Müller & Troschel, 1845. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Amazon River basin and Orinoco River basin: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 - Meek's Chagres brycon (author) [=Brycon petrosus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.], 1913:84] Notes: [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8); ref. 12295] Upper Río Chagres, Panama. Current status: Valid as Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Atantic and Pacific slopes of Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales, 1988 - Yasa tetra (author) [=Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales [J.], 1988:9, Figs. 2, 3, 5] Notes: [Anartia No. 1; ref. 20066] Río Yasa, tributary to Río Negro, Maracaibo basin, Sierra de Perijá, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Current status: Valid as Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales, 1988. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945 - Posada's tetra (author)

[=Brycon posadae Fowler [H. W.], 1945:103, Fig. 5] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 1454] Ricaurte, on the Río Guebo, tributary of Río Mira, Nariño Dept., Pacific Slope of Colombia, elevation 3000 feet. Current status: Valid as Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Trans-Andean river basins of Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879 - Steindachner's Cauca brycon (author) [=Brycon rubricauda Steindachner [F.], 1879:195, Chalceus rodopterus Posada [A.], 1909:303] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 18); ref. 20479] Río Cauca, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Magdalena River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater. (rodopterus) [Los peces del norte de Colombia; ref. 5005] Medellín, Colombia. Current status: Synonym of Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955 - Dahl's Sinu brycon (author) [=Brycon moorei sinuensis Dahl [G.], 1955:18, Fig.] Notes: [Revista Linneana v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 19186] "Specimens from Lorica, Cereté, Betancí, Tierra Alta and the mouth of Nain." Current status: Valid as Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Sinu River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879 - Stolzmann's tetra (author) [=Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner [F.], 1879:152] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 15); ref. 20478] Chota, Río Marañon, Amazon system, Peru. Current status: Valid as Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Upper Marañón River basin, Peru.

Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863) - Kner's Panamanian brycon (author) [=Chalcinopsis striatulus Kner [R.], 1863:226, "Fig. 12" (unpublished)] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1863, v. 2; ref. 5002] Panama. Current status: Valid as Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Pacific slope of Panama to Columbia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales, 1988 - Maracaibo brycon (author) [=Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales [J.], 1988:16, Fig.4, 5] Notes: [Anartia No. 1; ref. 20066] Centro de Aprendizaje Agropecuaria "Don Bosco", Carrasquero, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Current status: Valid as Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales, 1988. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon vermelha Lima & Castro, 2000 - Lima's tetra (author) [=Brycon vermelha Lima [F. C. T.] & Castro [R. M. C.], 2000:156, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 24439] Rio Mucuri, about 9 kilometers west of village of Presidente Pena, along a dirt road on Fazenda Gavião, 17°42'S, 40°58'W, município de Carlos Chagas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Brycon vermelha Lima & Castro, 2000. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Mucuri River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon vonoi Lima, 2017 - Pardo tetra (author) [=Brycon vonoi Lima [F. C. T.], 2017:63, Figs. 36-37] Notes: [Zootaxa 4222 (no. 1); ref. 35071] Rio Pardo, Fazenda Tabatinga, Taiobeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil, circa 15°43'S, 42°14'W. Current status: Valid as Brycon vonoi Lima, 2017. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Distribution: Rio Pardo basin, eastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brycon whitei Myers & Weitzman, 1960 - White's tetra (author) [=Brycon whitei Myers [G. S.] & Weitzman [S. H.], 1960:99, Fig. 1] Notes: [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 9584] Los Micos, northern end of the Cordillera Macarena, eastern Colombia, 3°20'N, 73°56'W. Current status: Valid as Brycon whitei Myers & Weitzman, 1960. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Upper Orinoco River basin: Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Chilobrycon Gery & de Rham, 1981 - bryconids, tetras [=Chilobrycon Géry [J.] & de Rham [P.], 1981:7] Notes: [ref. 1600]. Masc. Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Chilobrycon Géry & de Rham, 1981 -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:179 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Bryconinae, Mirande 2010:482 [ref. 31006]). Current status: Valid as Chilobrycon Géry & de Rham, 1981. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Species Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981 - Tumbes tetra (author) [=Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry [J.] & de Rham [P.], 1981:8, Figs. 3-5] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 1600] Small tributary of Río Tumbès, dried up as pools by end of dry seasons, Río Trapazol, Tumbès Dept., northern Peru. Current status: Valid as Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry & de Rham, 1981. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Pacific slope of northern Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Henochilus Garman, 1890 - bryconids, tetras [=Henochilus Garman [S.], 1890:49]

Notes: [ref. 1536]. Masc. Henochilus wheatlandii Garman, 1890. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Henochilus Garman, 1890 -- (Géry 1977:578 [ref. 1597], Malabarba 1998:229 [ref. 23844], Vieira et al. 2000:201 [ref. 25043], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:179 [ref. 27061], Castro et al. 2004:497 [ref. 27916], Román-Valencia et al. 2010:99 [ref. 30945], Mirande 2010:482 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685] in Bryconinae). Current status: Valid as Henochilus Garman, 1890. Bryconidae: Bryconinae.

Species Henochilus wheatlandii Garman, 1890 - Wheatland's tetra (author) [=Henochilus wheatlandii Garman [S.], 1890:49 [1], Pl. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22; ref. 1536] Santa Clara, Rio Mucuri, Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Henochilus wheatlandii Garman, 1890. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Mucuri and Doce River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater

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SUBFAMILY Salmininae Cockerell, 1915 - bryconids, dorados [=Salminini] Notes: Salminini Cockerell, 1915b:156 [ref. 33055] (tribe) Salminus [Fowler 1945b:105 [ref. 1454] used Salminae (subfamily)]

GENUS Salminus Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 - bryconids, dorados [=Salminus (subgenus of Hydrocyon) Agassiz [L.], in Spix & Agassiz, 1829:76] Notes: [ref. 13]. Masc. Hydrocyon brevidens Cuvier, 1819. Type by monotypy. For authorship and date see Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380]. •Valid as Salminus Agassiz, 1829 -- (Géry 1977:331 [ref. 1597], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Malabarba 1989:138 [ref. 14217], Géry & Lauzanne 1990:122 [ref. 20140], Taphorn 1992:321 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:50 [ref. 24147], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Lima & Britski 2007:237 [ref. 29276], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Salmininae, Mirande 2010:478 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685]). Current status: Valid as Salminus Agassiz, 1829. Bryconidae: Salmininae.

Species Salminus affinis Steindachner, 1880 - Steindachner's dorado (author) [=Salminus affinis Steindachner [F.], 1880:80 [28], Pl. 7 (figs. 2-2a)] Notes: [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 42; ref. 14403] Cauca River, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Salminus affinis Steindachner, 1880. Bryconidae: Salmininae. Distribution: Magdalena River basin and Santiago River basin in Ecuador: Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816) - dorado, golden dorado [=Hydrocynus brasiliensis Cuvier [G.], 1816:167, Salmo auratus Larrañaga [D. A.], 1923:378, Hydrocyon brevidens Cuvier [G.], 1819:364, Pl. 27 (fig. 1), Salminus cuvieri Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:56, Salminus maxillosus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:62, Salminus orbignyanus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:65, Salmo vigintiseptemradiatus Larrañaga [D. A.], 1923:388] Notes: [Le Règne Animal v. 2; ref. 993] Brazil. Current status: Valid as Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Distribution: Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins; Laguna dos Patos drainage, upper Chaparé and Mamoré River basin in Bolivia; doubtful in Amazon River: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater. (auratus) [Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga v. 2; ref. 22561] Uruguay. Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater. (brevidens) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 1017] Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater. (cuvieri) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] São Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater. (maxillosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Amazonas, Brazil.

Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater. (orbignyanus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Buenos Aires, Argentina; affluents of Río Parana, Uruguay. Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Distribution: Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater. (vigintiseptemradiatus) [Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga v. 2; ref. 22561] Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae.

Species Salminus franciscanus Lima & Britski, 2007 - Franciscan dorado (author) [=Salminus franciscanus Lima [F. C. T.] & Britski [H. A.], 2007:238, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 29276] Stream tributary to rio das Velhas, at Igreja Quebrada. near Jaguara, 19°27'S, 43°57'W, Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Salminus franciscanus Lima & Britski, 2007. Bryconidae: Salmininae. Distribution: São Francisco River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850 - Valenciennes' dorado (author) [=Salminus hilarii Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:64, Brycon erythrura Fowler [H. W.], 1941:191, Fig. 101, Holobrycon iquitensis Nakashima [S.], 1941:72, Fig. Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Rio São Francisco, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850. Bryconidae: Salmininae. Distribution: Upper Paraná, São Francisco, and Tocantins River basins; upper Amazon River basin; Orinoco River basin: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater. (erythrura) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Rio Jaguaribe, Orós, Ceará, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850. Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater. (iquitensis) [Boletín del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado" v. 5 (no. 16); ref. 13189] Iquitos, Amazon system, Peru.

Current status: Synonym of Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850. Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater***********************************************************************Unavailable names, uncertain taxa

melanurus, Salmo Kner [R.] (ex Natterer) 1860:60 [52] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 52 of separate. Not available, name mentioned in passing under Salminus cuvieri Valenciennes; from Irisanga, Rio Cujaba, Brazil.