True big-scale tetra (Brycinus macrolepidotus) fish species and information / pictures of True big-scale tetra - Brycinus macrolepidotus

True big-scale tetra (Brycinus macrolepidotus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Brycinus macrolepidotus

Common Name
True big-scale tetra

Biology
More common in rivers than lakes. Feeds on insects, crustaceans, fish, vegetation and debris (Ref. 28714).

Classification

Classified By
Valenciennes, 1850
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Characins (Characiformes)
Family
African tetras (Alestidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Inter-tropical but absent in the Gambia basin. Senegal, Niger, Chad, Volta and basins from Sierra Leone to Cameroon; Sudan border, upper Nile, Albert Nile and Murchison Nile, Lake Albert, Victoria, Omo and Lake Turkana, Congo basin (Ref. 5331).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
28 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)
Trophic Level
2.34 s.e. 0.22 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
53.0 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: commercial
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)