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Chrysobrycon

Chrysobrycon is a genus with 6 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Tetras section, recorded from Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Adult sizes run from 1.5 in to 3 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
6
Adult sizes
1.5–3 in
IUCN assessed
6 of 6 · 1 threatened
Recorded from
3 countries

About the genus

Chrysobrycon is a genus of small characin tetras from the western Amazon basin, with atlas species recorded from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador - the Andean-foothill and lowland streams that drain toward the upper Amazon. Atlas species are modest in size, from about 1.5–3 in, slender-bodied characins typical of the smaller tetra genera found in this part of South America.

This is a genus known mainly to characin taxonomists rather than the aquarium hobby; Chrysobrycon myersi carries the common name Myers' Tetra, but none of the genus has an established presence in the trade, and husbandry or breeding information is essentially absent. Conservation status is similarly under-documented - the atlas shows a mix of Least Concern, Vulnerable, Data Deficient, and unassessed species, with too little survey coverage across its range to draw a confident conclusion about the genus as a whole. Data are sparse enough here that the honest statement is uncertainty rather than a verdict.

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable · 1 Least Concern · 2 Data Deficient · 1 Not Evaluated · 2

The 6 species

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

Vanegas-Ríos, Urbano-Bonilla & Sánchez-Garcés, 2024

1.5 in SL · NE

Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & Ortega, 2011

1.5 in SL · DD

Vanegas-Ríos, Urbano-Bonilla & Azpelicueta, 2015

2 in SL · VU

(Böhlke, 1958)

3 in SL · LC

(Weitzman & Thomerson, 1970)

Myers' Tetra

2.5 in SL · LC

Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & Ortega, 2014

2 in SL · NE

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Chrysobrycon. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/chrysobrycon/

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