''Bryconella pallidifrons'' is a species of

characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...

found in the Amazon River basin of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and

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. It is the only member of its genus. ''B. pallidifrons'' is found in a freshwater environment at a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate. It reaches a maximum length of about 2.3 cm or 0.9 in males or about 3.5 cm or 1.37 in for females. ''B. pallidifrons'' swims in small schools.

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* Characidae Monotypic fish genera Fish of South America Fish of Brazil Fish of Peru Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler Fish described in 1946 {{Characiformes-stub