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Brycinus opisthotaenia  (Boulenger, 1903)

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28013)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19. Anal-fins in adult males sexually dimorphic, being rounded instead of concave as in females.

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: Kribi, Mvile, Dja, Noun, Sanaga Rivers in South Cameroon; Niari-Kouilou in Congo (Ref. 5331) and Ogowe River in Gabon (Ref. 28013).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Toham, A.K. and G.G. Teugels, 1997. Redescription of two morphologically similar Brycinus species (Ostariophysi: Characidae) from Central Africa. Copeia 1997(2):363-372.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Least Concern (LC) 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01220 (-0.16758 - 0.19197), b=3.00 (2.91 - 3.09), based on LWR estimates for this genus-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (12 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.