Iguanodectidae

Bryconops collettei

Bryconops collettei

Green iridescent sides with tail eyespot

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Bryconops collettei is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. This fish is found the rivers of South America. It is mostly silvery, with notable green iridescence on its sides, and a diffuse ocellus (eyespot) on the upper lobe of the caudal fin.