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Phycocharax rasbora

Phycocharax rasbora

Classification

Phycocharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The only species in the genus is Phycocharax rasbora. This fish is endemic to the Brazilian Amazon, where it is only known from the upper Braço Norte River (Serra do Cachimbo region), a blackwater tributary in the Teles Pires basin, itself a part of the Tapajós basin.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 5