megalobrycon

[Pref. megalo, and Gr. brycho =to bite in pieces, to devour.] Ichthy.: A genus of physostomous fishes, family Characin i dae. Dorsal fin in middle of the length of body, immediately behind the ventral. Anal long. Teeth notched in a triple series in the intermaxillary, and in a single in the maxillary and mandi. bles. One species only known, Megalobrycon cephalus, from the Upper Amazon. Specimens more than a foot long have been obtained.