Bryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup, 1996

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Bryconops humeralis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. This species is found in northern South America. The name "humeralis" means "relating to the shoulder" (to the humerus), in reference to the distinct humeral patches that the fish sports. It is slightly longer than average in terms of the genus Bryconops, though still firmly within the standard range, and is slightly more slender than is usual for its congeners.

Along with Bryconops vibex, B. humeralis was described by Chernoff, Machado-Allison and Buckup in 1996 from the Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela. It is known to be an invertivore - that is, primarily consuming invertebrates (largely insects).

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Bryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup, 1996

Name authority

Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup, 1996

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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. orderCharaciformes
11. suborderCharacoidei
12. familyIguanodectidae Eigenmann, 1909
13. genusBryconops Kner, 1858
14. speciesBryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup, 1996

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Bryconops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 20 records assigned to Iguanodectidae.

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.

1. Machado-Allison, A., Chernoff, B., & Buckup, P. A. (1996). Bryconops humeralis y B. vibex, dos nuevas especies del genero Bryconops Kner (1858) para Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 16 (2): 43–58. 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:NHD6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.