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Bryconacidnus

Bryconacidnus is a genus with 3 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Tetras section, recorded from Peru and Bolivia. Adult sizes run from 1 in to 2 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
3
Adult sizes
1–2 in
IUCN assessed
3 of 3
Recorded from
2 countries

About the genus

Bryconacidnus is a small genus of characins (tetras and their relatives) from the upper Amazon basin, recorded in the atlas across Peru and Bolivia. The three species are modest fish, 1–2 in, typical of the smaller characins found in Andean foothill and lowland tributary streams of the region. As with many characin genera from this part of the upper Amazon, published natural-history detail is limited outside the taxonomic literature.

Only one species, Bryconacidnus hemigrammus (Pearson's characin), carries an established common name, and none of the three has a foothold in the aquarium trade. Conservation status is a mix of Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, and Least Concern, underscoring how little targeted assessment this genus has received - it remains a fish known mainly to regional ichthyological surveys rather than fishkeepers.

IUCN Red List: Least Concern · 1 Data Deficient · 1 Not Evaluated · 1

The 3 species

Every Bryconacidnus recorded in this atlas. Each card links to a full researched profile — distribution, water parameters, and aquarium care, cited to primary sources.

(Pearson, 1924)

1 in SL · NE

(Pearson, 1924)

Pearson's Characin

1.5 in SL · DD

(Pearson, 1929)

2 in SL · LC

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Bryconacidnus. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/bryconacidnus/

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