Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras
Genus: Brycinus


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brycinus batesii Africa 24.5 TL 1903
Brycinus brevis Africa 25 TL 1903
Brycinus carmesinus Africa 16 SL 1917
Brycinus grandisquamis Pinkfin Alestes Africa 26 SL 1899
Brycinus leuciscus Africa 13.3 TL 1867
Brycinus luteus Africa 8 SL 1966
Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra Africa 53 SL 1850
Brycinus poptae Africa 19.7 SL 1906
Brycinus rhodopleura Africa 30 SL 1906
Brycinus schoutedeni Africa 22 TL 1912



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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