Bryconops tocantinensis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda, 2016
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bryconops tocantinensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. This species is found in Brazil. It has yellow-gold scales on its back and white scales on its belly, with a bright-silver stripe marking the divide between the two. It gets the name "tocantinensis" from its endemism to the upper Tocantins basin drainage - specifically, the Conceição River.
Wikipedia contributors, Bryconops tocantinensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:13:05.426984+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bryconops tocantinensis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda, 2016
- Name authority
- Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Iguanodectidae
- Genus
- Bryconops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyIguanodectidae Eigenmann, 1909
- genusBryconops Kner, 1858
- speciesBryconops tocantinensis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bryconops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bryconops magoi Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2005 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops allisoni Silva-Oliveira, Canto & Ribeiro, 2019 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops chernoffi Silva-Oliveira, Lima & Bogotá-Gregory, 2018 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops hexalepis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda, 2019 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops marabaixo Silva-Oliveira, Moreira, Lima & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2020 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops sapezal Wingert, Chuctaya & Malabarba, 2018 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops collettei Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2005 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops gracilis (Eigenmann, 1908) | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup, 1996 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794) | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops piracolina Wingert & Malabarba, 2011 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryconops vibex Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup, 1996 | IguanodectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Guedes, T. L. O., Oliveira, E. F., & Lucinda, P. H. F. (2016). A new species of Bryconops (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20150176 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:D5DCH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.