Brycon insignis, the Tiete tetra, is a species of fish in the family Characidae. It is endemic to the Paraíba do Sul River basin in southeast Brazil.[2] B. insignis migrates upstream to spawn and has traditionally been important to fisheries,[3] but it is now a threatened species.[4]
| Brycon insignis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Brycon |
| Species: | B. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Catabasis acuminatus | |
Some authorities recognize B. acuminatus as a separate, possibly extinct species,[5] but recent authorities treat it as a synonym of B. insignis.[6][7]
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