Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox)

Scientific name: Brycinus ferox Hopson & Hopson, 1982

Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox)

The Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox) is a freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. Native range: Africa, endemic to Lake Turkana.

Biology

It has sharply pointed fang-like teeth and a muzzle-like prognathous snout. Pale fawn with silvery scales, darker on the dorsal surface. Both lobes of the caudal fin marked with red chromatophores on the lower lobe. The dorsal surface is lightly patterned with melanophores in preserved specimens, heavier in a band on the middorsal line. Characteristic patches of black pigment are present on the snout, on the lower jaw and on the mid-lateral portion of the caudal peduncle. Distal margin of caudal fin with broad edging of black pigment.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brycinus ferox
Family
Alestidae (African tetras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.1
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: endemic to Lake Turkana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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