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Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335); nurse: rüppellii.
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة محيطي; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 30; سمكة نهرية (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)
Africa: widely distributed in West Africa (Ref. 2880, 81279). In Lower Guinea present in Cross and Mémé rivers (Ref. 80279). Also in Chad basin (Ref. 367, 81279) and Nile River (Ref. 28714, 31439, 58460) up to Lake Albert (Ref. 4903, 42019).
Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm 8.9, range 22 - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 3799); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 200.00 g (Ref. 3799)
شوكة شرجية 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 13 - 18. Diagnosis: fronto-parietal fontanel absent in adults, sometimes pore-like in juveniles, disappearing with growth; dorsal fin origin at about same level as pelvic fin insertion; sexual dimorphism affecting anal fin shape; 24-34 lateral line scales; 5.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin; 10-15 anal fin branched rays; 14-20 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 8 teeth in outer premaxillary row (Ref. 2880, 80290, 81279). Snout short, more than 3x head length; head length/snout length 3.6-4.3; 10-11.5 predorsal scales; flanks without lateral band; adults medium-sized (Ref. 80290).
Inhabits rivers, lakes, irrigation canals and fringing vegetation; feeds on zooplankton, Caridina, insects, snails and vegetation (Ref. 28714). Dwarf populations are described in lake basins: Lake Turkana, B. n. nana Pellegrin, 1935 and Lake Chad, B. n. dageti Blache and Miton, 1960 (see Ref. 2880).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: غير مهمة تجارياً; حوض مائي: تجاري
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00930 - 0.01555), b=2.98 (2.93 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (K=0.41-0.92; tm=1; Fec < 1,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 173 [50, 395] mg/100g ; Iron = 2.34 [1.36, 4.45] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.381 [0.165, 0.850] g/100g ; Selenium = 44.6 [20.1, 98.5] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 24.1 [9.1, 61.7] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.46 [1.72, 3.48] mg/100g (wet weight);