Brittanichthys
Sign in to saveBrittanichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Rio Negro basin in South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- Family
- Characidae
- Collections
- AUM, CAS, USNM, ANSP, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), INHS
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Brazil, Brasil, Colombia
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- Parent taxon
- Characidae
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Brittanichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Rio Negro basin in South America.
==Species== Brittanichthys contains te following valid species: Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965 Brittanichthys myersi Géry, 1965
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