''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.: "Relationshi ...

found in the

Amazon River The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of t ...

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

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. 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