Stripped robber (Brycinus lateralis) fish species and information / pictures of Stripped robber - Brycinus lateralis

Stripped robber (Brycinus lateralis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Brycinus lateralis

Common Name
Stripped robber

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. A slimmer fish than B. imberi without a spot behind the head, but with a pronounced black lateral band (normally only visible on dead material) which ends in a caudal dash extending right through the caudal fin.

Classification

Classified By
Boulenger, 1900
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Characins (Characiformes)
Family
African tetras (Alestidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Luapula, Kasa?, Upper Lulua, Lakes Dilolo and Mweru in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Upper to Lower Zambezi, Kafue, Cubango, Okovango, Lake Kariba of the Zambezi basin; north of Tugela to south of Pongola, Natal.
Range
11°S - 28°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
14.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: occasionally
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>1)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)