''Brycinus'' is a
genus of
ray-finned fish in the
family Alestiidae
African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tigerf ...
. Like other "
African
characids", they were formerly included in the
Characidae
Characidae, the characids or characins is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish, belonging to the order Characiformes. The name "characins" is the historical one, but scientists today tend to prefer "characids" to reflect their st ...
but are actually somewhat more distantly related
Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they are called robber tetras due to their bold and rather
carnivorous
A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ...
habits. They are not infrequently kept as
aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...
fishes and in their requirements resemble the
South American
tetras of the Characidae. Unlike these, ''Brycinus'' are not well-suited to accompany delicate fishes however and are better kept with
dwarf cichlid
Dwarf cichlid is a term used by fishkeeping hobbyists to describe an arbitrary assemblage of small-sized fish from the family Cichlidae. Although the grouping is widely used in the aquarium industry and hobby, the grouping has no taxonomic or eco ...
s and similar small but robust companions.
Species
There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus:
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Brycinus abeli
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( Fowler, 1936)
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Brycinus affinis''
( Günther, 1894) (Red-fin robber)
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Brycinus bartoni
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( Nichols & La Monte, 1953)
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Brycinus batesii
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1903)
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Brycinus bimaculatus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1899)
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Brycinus brevis
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1903)
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Brycinus carmesinus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
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Brycinus carolinae
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( Paugy & Lévêque, 1981)
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Brycinus comptus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart
Demetrius Jerome Stewart (born November 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles. Stewart played college baseball fo ...
, 1976)
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Brycinus derhami''
Géry & Mahnert, 1977
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Brycinus epuluensis
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
Decru, Vreven, Sadio & Snoeks, 2016 [Decru, E., Vreven, E., Sadio, O. & Snoeks, J. (2016): ''Brycinus epuluensis'', a new species from the Epulu River (Congo basin), Africa (Teleostei: Alestidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (1): 49-60.'']
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Brycinus ferox
The large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (''Brycinus ferox'') is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya
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( A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982) (Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber)
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Brycinus fwaensis
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
Géry, 1995
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Brycinus grandisquamis
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1899) (Pink-fin robber)
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Brycinus humilis''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1905)
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Brycinus imberi
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( W. K. H. Peters, 1852)
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Brycinus intermedius
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1903)
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Brycinus jacksonii''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1912) (Victoria robber)
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Brycinus kingsleyae''
( Günther, 1896)
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Brycinus lateralis''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1900) (Striped robber)
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Brycinus leuciscus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they ...
''
( Günther, 1867)
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Brycinus longipinnis
Primarily known as long-fin tetra, ''Brycinus longipinnis'' is also described as African long-finned tetra''among other terms
Distribution
''Brycinus longipinnis'' is native to the western coastal regions of Africa from The Gambia to Democra ...
''
( Günther, 1864) (Long-fin tetra)
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Brycinus luteus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they ...
''
( Román, 1966)
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Brycinus macrolepidotus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
Valenciennes, 1850 (True big-scale tetra)
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Brycinus minutus
The dwarf Lake Turkana robber (''Brycinus minutus'') is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya
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''
( A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982) (Dwarf Lake Turkana robber)
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Brycinus nigricauda''
( Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974)
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Brycinus nurse
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( Rüppell, 1832) (Nurse tetra)
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Brycinus opisthotaenia''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1903)
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Brycinus peringueyi
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1923)
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Brycinus poptae''
( Pellegrin, 1906)
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Brycinus rhodopleura
''Brycinus rhodopleura'' is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and dist ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1906)
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Brycinus sadleri''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1906) (Sadler's robber)
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Brycinus schoutedeni
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1912)
* ''
Brycinus taeniurus
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they a ...
''
( Günther, 1867)
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Brycinus tessmanni
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Like some other Alestiidae, they ...
''
(Pappenheim
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History
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, 1911)
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Brycinus tholloni''
( Pellegrin, 1901)
References
Fish of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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