Mirrorbelly Brycon

Brycon chagrensis

A mirrored belly reaching half a meter in Chagres waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Medium
Tropical fish

Mirrorbelly Brycon is known around Central America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Bryconidae
Genus: Brycon
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central America: Chagres River basin, Atlantic slope of Panama.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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