Brycon falcatus

Brycon falcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Bryconidae
Genus: Brycon
Species:
B. falcatus
Binomial name
Brycon falcatus
Synonyms
  • Chalceus labrosus Jardine, 1841
  • Brycon schomburgkii J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
  • Brycon brevicauda Günther, 1864
  • Brycon stuebelii Steindachner, 1882
  • Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909
  • Brycon matrinchao Fowler, 1941

Brycon falcatus, the blacktail brycon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Bryconidae, the doradas and jaw characins. This species is found in northern South America.