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Brachychalcinus

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Brachychalcinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

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Salmon Discus

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCharaciformes
  5. FamilyCharacidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations8
Observations recorded1,114

Vissen Brachychalcinus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de karperzalmen (Characidae). Soorten Brachychalcinus copei (Steindachner, 1882) Brachychalcinus nummus Böhlke, 1958 Brachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850) Brachychalcinus parnaibae dos Reis, 1989 Brachychalcinus retrospina Boulenger, 1892

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Brachychalcinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

==Species== Brachychalcinus contains the following valid species: Brachychalcinus copei (Steindachner, 1882) Brachychalcinus nummus J. E. Böhlke, 1958 Brachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850) (discus tetra) Brachychalcinus parnaibae R. E. dos Reis, 1989 Brachychalcinus reisi Garcia-Ayala, Ohara, Pastana & Benine, 2017 Brachychalcinus retrospina Boulenger, 1892 Brachychalcinus sabaji Garcia-Ayala, Lima, Gama & Benine, 2024 Brachychalcinus signatus Garcia-Ayala & Benine, 2020

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