Bryconadenos

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Bryconadenos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Tribe: Diapomini
Genus: Bryconadenos
Weitzman, Menezes, Evers & J. R. Burns, 2005

Bryconadenos is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, with two currently recognized species:

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