Brachychalcinus
Brachychalcinus | |
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Brachychalcinus orbicularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892 |
Brachychalcinus is a genus of characins found in tropical South America, with five currently described species:
- (Steindachner, 1882)
- J. E. Böhlke, 1958
- Brachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850) (discus tetra)
- R. E. dos Reis, 1989
- Boulenger, 1892
References[]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brachychalcinus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
Categories:
- Characidae
- Fish of South America
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
- Characiformes stubs