Brycon insignis

Brycon insignis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Brycon
Species:	B. insignis
Binomial name
Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877
Synonyms
Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 Brycon acuminatus (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)

Brycon insignis is a species of fish in the Characidae family. It is endemic to the Paraíba do Sul River basin in southeast Brazil. 1999 research suggests it may actually be extinct but no status changes have been made.

Bibliography

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Brycon acuminatus" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). Species of Brycon in FishBase. January 2009 version.
• "Brycon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
• "Brycon insignis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Brycon acuminatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

External links

• Tiete Tetra e PIABANHA