Pinkfin Alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis)

Scientific name: Brycinus grandisquamis Boulenger, 1899

Pinkfin Alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis)

The Pinkfin Alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis) is a freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. Native range: Africa, Lower and central Congo, Katanga, Stanley Pool, Yangambi, Lake Yandja, Tanganyika basin, Chambezi River, Luapula-Moero and Lake Bangweulu.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brycinus grandisquamis
Family
Alestidae (African tetras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Lower and central Congo, Katanga, Stanley Pool, Yangambi, Lake Yandja, Tanganyika basin, Chambezi River, Luapula-Moero and Lake Bangweulu.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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