Taxonomy Profile: Brycinus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1850)

Brycinus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Brachyalestes
Günther 1864
Bryconalestes
Hoedeman 1951
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Brycinus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Ostariophysi
Order : Characiformes
leporins |
piranhas |
piranhas |
Family : Alestiidae
Genus : Brycinus
Brycinus Direct Children(s):
Brycinus imberi
(Peters 1852)
Brycinus longipinnis
(Günther 1864)
Brycinus abeli
(Fowler 1936)
Brycinus opisthotaenia
(Boulenger 1903)
Brycinus poptae
(Pellegrin 1906)
Brycinus macrolepidotus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1850)
Brycinus brevis
(Boulenger 1903)
Brycinus carolinae
(Paugy and Lévêque 1981)
Brycinus derhami
(Géry and Mahnert 1977)
Brycinus fwaensis
(Géry 1995)
Brycinus intermedius
(Boulenger 1903)
Brycinus kingsleyae
(Günther 1896)
Brycinus lateralis
(Boulenger 1900)
Brycinus leuciscus
(Günther 1867)
Brycinus luteus
(Roman 1966)
Brycinus nigricauda
(Thys van den Audenaerde 1974)
Brycinus nurse
(Rüppell 1832)
Brycinus sadleri
(Boulenger 1906)
Brycinus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Brycinus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Brycinus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Brycinus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Murray, Alison M., and Kathlyn M. Stewart
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-11-01 / 2003-01-14
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogenetic relationships of the African genera Alestes and Brycinus (Teleostei, Characiformes, Alestidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 80, no. 11
Page(s):
1887-1899
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0008-4301
Notes:
Reference for:
Brycinus
Brycinus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Brycinus: Comments