Brittanichthys
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| Brittanichthys | |
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| Brittanichthys axelrodi illustration | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalamphodinae |
| Genus: | Brittanichthys Géry, 1965[1] |
| Type species | |
| Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965[1] | |
Brittanichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Rio Negro basin in South America.
