Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
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
Brycon insignis, the Tiete tetra, is a species of species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Bryconidae, the doradas and jaw tetras. It is endemic to the Paraíba do Sul River basin in southeast Brazil. B. insignis migrates upstream to spawn and has traditionally been important to fisheries, but it is now a threatened species.
Wikipedia contributors, Brycon insignis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:12:33.231608+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
- Name authority
- Steindachner, 1877
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Bryconidae
- Genus
- Brycon
- 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
- familyBryconidae Eigenmann, 1912
- subfamilyBryconinae Eigenmann, 1912
- genusBrycon Müller & Troschel, 1844
- speciesBrycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Brycon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872) | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon gouldingi Lima, 2004 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon alburnus (Günther, 1860) | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863) | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon dentex Günther, 1860 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855) | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864 | BryconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Brycon piabanha (Miranda Ribeiro, 1902) (Miranda Ribeiro, 1902) | synonym |
| Megalobrycon piabanha Miranda Ribeiro, 1902 Miranda Ribeiro, 1902 | synonym |
| Brycon acuminatus (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900) (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900) | synonym |
| Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 | synonym |
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.
- Steindachner, F. (1877). Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien (III). Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, v. 74 (1. Abth.): 559–694, Pls. 1–13. [Also as a separate, pp. 1–136, Pls. 1–13. 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:NH7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.