Priocharax britzi
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| Priocharax britzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Priocharax |
| Species: | P. britzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Priocharax britzi | |
Priocharax britzi is a minute species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] This fish is found in the Rio Negro, Brazil. The species, which has a skeleton of cartilage, is almost completely transparent.[2]
Size
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 1.4 cm (0.55 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of Ralf Britz, Natural History Museum (London), who described two species in the genus Priocharax.[4]
References
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- ^ Mattox, G.M.T., C.d.S. de Souza, M. Toledo-Piza and C. Oliveira, 2021. A new miniature species of Priocharax (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Ipixuna, Purus drainage, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 19(2).
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