Global InformationBryconops imitator information
| Bryconops imitator | |
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Conservation status
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 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Iguanodectidae |
| Genus: | Bryconops |
| Species: | B. imitator
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryconops imitator Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Provenazo, Willink, & Petry, 2002
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Bryconops imitator is a small freshwater fish that lives in the rivers of South America. It is a small, silvery fish with a bright red tail fin that is known to eat invertebrates, like insects and freshwater zooplankton.
It gets the specific epithet "imitator" from its strong resemblance to another member of the genus, Bryconops colaroja; however, there are subtle differences in bone structure, color, and other traits that allow for differentiation. B. imitator and B. colaroja otherwise share many visual similarities that make them easy to confuse.
- ^ Echevarría, G. 2019. Bryconops imitator. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T167775A118038685. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T167775A118038685.en. Accessed on 06 October 2022.