Bryconella pallidifrons (Fowler, 1946)
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
Bryconella is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The only species in the genus is Bryconella pallidifrons, which is found in the Amazon River basin of Brazil and Peru.
B. pallidifrons is found in a freshwater environment at a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate.
It reaches a maximum length of about 2.3 cm or 0.91 in for males or about 3.5 cm or 1.4 in for females. B. pallidifrons swims in small schools.
Wikipedia contributors, Bryconella; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:13:05.425952+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bryconella pallidifrons (Fowler, 1946)
- Name authority
- (Fowler, 1946)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Bryconella
- 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
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyThayeriinae Ota, Reia & Benine, 2024
- genusBryconella Géry, 1965
- speciesBryconella pallidifrons (Fowler, 1946)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyphessobrycon thompsoni Fowler, 1949 Fowler, 1949 | synonym |
| Byrconella pallidifrons (Fowler, 1946) (Fowler, 1946) | synonym |
| Cheirodon pallidifrons Fowler, 1946 Fowler, 1946 | synonym |
| Bryconella haraldi Géry, 1965 Géry, 1965 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026392 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:NHCQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.