Brachychalcinus
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| Brachychalcinus | |
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| Brachychalcinus orbicularis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Stethaprioninae |
| Genus: | Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892[1] |
| Type species | |
| Brachychalcinus retrospina Boulenger, 1892[1] | |
Brachychalcinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.