Silversides (Alestes baremoze)

Scientific name: Alestes baremoze Joannis, 1835

Silversides (Alestes baremoze)

The Silversides (Alestes baremoze) is a freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 15–35°C (59–95°F).

Silversides care at a glance

Temperature
15–35°C (59–95°F)

Biology

Mainly diurnal. There is considerable flexibility in its diet, A. baremoze shifts from zooplankton to zoobenthos, detritus and macrophytes as plankton densities decline. Occurs at a temperature range of 14.6-35.0?C. In the Malamfatori area (Tchad), seine-net fishery on the River Yobe depends on seasonal upstream (from Lake Chad) and downstream migration during the flood (August-December) and dry (January-March) seasons, respectively. Also, there is an intensive gillnet fishery from July-October at the river mouth. A. baremoze moves offshore (in Lake Chad) beginning March.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alestes baremoze
Family
Alestidae (African tetras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
43.0
Common length
440
Environment
Freshwater;; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 30 benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Gambia, Senegal, Niger, the coastal basins of the C?te d'Ivoire (Como?, Bandama and Sassandra), Volta, Chad basin, Nile, Lake Albert and Lake Turkana. Three forms exists: (Alestes baremoze soudaniensis) West African inland, (Alestes baremoze eburneensis) West African Coastal and (Alestes baremoze baremoze) Nilotic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.42; tm=2-3; tmax=5)

Sources

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

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