Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras

Genus: Brycinus

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Brycinus batesii
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Brycinus brevis (Boulenger, 1903)
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus brevis
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Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Brycinus carmesinus
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger, 1899)
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus grandisquamis
[Pinkfin Alestes]
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Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
 
Brycinus leuciscus
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Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Brycinus luteus
Photo by Nightingale, A.

Africa
Max. Length 53 cm SL
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
Photo by Nightingale, A.
 
Brycinus macrolepidotus
[True big-scale tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Brycinus poptae
Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger, 1906)
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Brycinus rhodopleura
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Brycinus schoutedeni


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brycinus batesii Africa 24.5 TL 1903
Brycinus brevis Africa 25 TL 1903
Brycinus carmesinus Africa 16 SL 1917
Brycinus grandisquamis Pinkfin Alestes Africa 26 SL 1899
Brycinus leuciscus Africa 13.3 TL 1867
Brycinus luteus Africa 8 SL 1966
Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra Africa 53 SL 1850
Brycinus poptae Africa 19.7 SL 1906
Brycinus rhodopleura Africa 30 SL 1906
Brycinus schoutedeni Africa 22 TL 1912



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