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Brittanichthys

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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.

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Vinony's link graph records 6 inbound references to Brittanichthys, and connects out to Animalia, Chordata and Wikidata.

It is catalogued under topics including Freshwater fish of South America, Megalamphodinae and Taxa named by Jacques Géry.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCharaciformes
  5. FamilyCharacidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records
13
Family
Characidae
Collections
AUM, CAS, USNM, ANSP, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), INHS
Recorded in
Venezuela, Brazil, Brasil, Colombia

Wikidata facts

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taxon
Parent taxon
Characidae
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Brittanichthys
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Category:Brittanichthys
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Etymology
  • References

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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