Sadler's robber (Brycinus sadleri)

Scientific name: Brycinus sadleri Boulenger, 1906

Sadler's robber (Brycinus sadleri)

The Sadler's robber (Brycinus sadleri) is a freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. Native range: Africa, Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo; Victoria Nile and the Malawa River.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 21. Anal fin margin of females straight or very slightly concave; markedly convex in males (individual rays are stouter and coarser than those of females). Silver, bluish to black dorsally; silver longitudinal band running from behind the operculum to the caudal peduncle, where it merges with an irregular black blotch which extends to the caudal fin base. All fins grey in color; other specimens all yellowish (except for pectorals). Dorsal adipose fin bright orange.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brycinus sadleri
Family
Alestidae (African tetras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.8
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo; Victoria Nile and the Malawa River.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=4.6)

Sources

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

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