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Bryconexodon

Bryconexodon is a genus with 2 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Tetras section, recorded from Brazil. Adult sizes run from 4.5 in to 5 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
2
Adult sizes
4.5–5 in
IUCN assessed
2 of 2
Recorded from
Brazil

About the genus

Bryconexodon is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, known from two species - juruenae and trombetasi - whose names echo the Juruena and Trombetas rivers, tributary systems in the Amazon basin where they were collected. At 4.5–5 in, both run noticeably larger than the small tetras most aquarists picture, and the genus name itself signals a taxonomic relationship to Brycon, the group of larger, fast-swimming Amazonian characins sometimes called "matrincha." Published natural-history detail on the genus stays limited.

Bryconexodon has no meaningful presence in the aquarium trade - both species are known chiefly from the ichthyological literature describing Brazilian river drainages rather than from hobbyist accounts, and their moderate adult size would put them outside typical community-tank keeping in any case. Both are currently assessed Least Concern, and beyond that baseline status, this remains a genus better documented by taxonomists than by aquarists; further claims about its behavior or breeding would outrun what is actually known.

IUCN Red List: Least Concern · 2

The 2 species

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

Géry, 1980

5 in SL · LC

Jégu, Santos & Ferreira, 1991

4.5 in SL · LC

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Bryconexodon. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/bryconexodon/

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