Iguanodectidae

Bryconops piracolina

Bryconops piracolina

Known only from its Piracolina Creek type locality

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

Bryconops piracolina is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. This species is found in Brazil. It is slender and silvery in color, like many fish in Bryconops, but can be distinguished from other members by way of its dorsal fin, which has a black patch of color extending up from the fin-base; congeners usually have light pigment in the dorsal fin, or a brighter color (as in the orangefin tetra, B. affinis).