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Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus

Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus

Classification

Aphyocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cheirodontinae. The only species in the genus is Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus, a characin, which is endemic to Brazil, and has a highly restricted range in the upper basin of the Paraná River, being found in the Rio Grande in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, and in the Mogi-Guaçu River in São Paulo. This species occurs in shallow lagoons with a mean depth of 3 m (9.

Distribution

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