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A revision of the cis-andean species of the genus Brycon Müller & Troschel (Characiformes: Characidae)

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Lima, Flávio C. T. (2017): A revision of the cis-andean species of the genus Brycon Müller & Troschel (Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa 4222 (1): 1-189, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.257769

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