Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Alestidae
Genus: Brycinus
Species: B. abeli B. affinis B. bartoni B. batesii B. bimaculatus B. brevis B. carmesinus B. carolinae B. epuluensis B. ferox B. fwaensis B. grandisquamis B. humilis B. imberi B. jacksonii B. kingsleyae B. lateralis B. leuciscus B. luteus B. macrolepidotus B. minutus B. nigricauda B. nurse B. opisthotaenia B. peringueyi B. poptae B. rhodopleura B. sadleri B. schoutedeni B. taeniurus B. tessmanni B. tholloni

Name

Brycinus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850: 157

  • Type species: Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850
  • Type by monotypy
  • Gender: masculine

References

  • Cuvier, G. & A. Valenciennes 1850: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingt-deuxième. Suite du livre vingt-deuxième. Suite de la famille des Salmonoïdes. Table générale de l'Histoire Naturelle des Poissons (pp. 1-91). Histoire naturelle des poissons, 22: i-xx + 1 p. + 1-532 + 1-91, Pls. 634-650.
  • Gery, J., 1995: Description of new or poorly known Alestinae (Telostei: Characiformes: Alestidae) from Africa, with a note on the generic concept of the Alestinae. International Journal of Ichthyology 1 (4): 37–63.
  • Murray, A.M., & K.M. Stewart 2002: Phylogenetic relationships of the African genera Alestes and Brycinus (Teleostei, Characiformes, Alestidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80 (11): 1887–1899. DOI: 10.1139/z02-168
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