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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Henri Eugene Alphonse Hubert Schouteden (1881–1971) was a Belgian zoologist who undertook many expeditions to the Congo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Henri Eugene Alphonse Hubert Schouteden (1881–1971) was a Belgian zoologist who undertook many expeditions to the Congo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
Paugy & Shaefer (2007: Ref. 80290) put the validity of the species in doubt as being a morphotype of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. This requires confirmation most likely with genetics studies (Paugy, pers,comm., 21 Mar. 2013). This species is placed in the genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver.Feb. 2013: Ref. 93002) following Paugy (1984: Ref. 5331). Treated here under the genus Brycinus following Paugy (1986: Ref. 42019).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)
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Africa: present in coastal rivers of southern Cameroon (Ref. 27896, 42019), Gabon, and Republic of Congo, and in Chiloango River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42019).
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Paugy, D., 1986. Révision systématique des Alestes et Brycinus africains (Pisces, Characidae). Collection Études et Thèses. Éditions de l'O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris. 295 p. (Ref. 42019)
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Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).