Bryconexodon juruenae Géry, 1980
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
Bryconexodon juruenae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. This species is endemic to the Upper Tapajós River basin, Brazil. The specific name, juruenae, refers to the type locality, the Rio Juruena in Mato Grosso. This species is found in the main channels and tributaries of the Teles Pires and Juruena rivers. They are found in clear, flowing waters and feed on the scales of other fishes. B. juruenae has a maximum standard length of 12.5 cm (4.9 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Bryconexodon juruenae; 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
- Bryconexodon juruenae Géry, 1980
- Name authority
- Géry, 1980
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Characidae
- Genus
- Bryconexodon
- 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
- familyCharacidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilyExodontinae Fowler, 1958
- genusBryconexodon Géry, 1980
- speciesBryconexodon juruenae Géry, 1980
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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.
- Géry, J. (1980). Un nouveau Poisson characoïde occupant la niche des mangeurs d’écailles dans le haut rio Tapajoz, Brésil: Bryconexodon juruenae n. g. sp. Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 7 (1): 1–8. 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:NHCR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.