Brachychalcinus
Brachychalcinus is a genus of characins found in tropical South America, with five currently described 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 retrospina Boulenger, 1892
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| Genus: | Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892 |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brachychalcinus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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