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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras

Genus: Brachyalestes

(See list of species below)


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20 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
 
Brachyalestes abeli
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Brachyalestes affinis (Günther, 1894)
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brachyalestes affinis
[Redfin robber]
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Brachyalestes bimaculatus (Boulenger, 1899)
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brachyalestes bimaculatus
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes carolinae
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
 
Brachyalestes comptus
No picture found

Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes epuluensis
Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Brachyalestes ferox (Hopson & Hopson, 1982)
Photo by KMFRI
 
Brachyalestes ferox
[Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes fwaensis
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Brachyalestes humilis (Boulenger, 1905)
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brachyalestes humilis
Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
Brachyalestes imberi (Peters, 1852)
Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Brachyalestes imberi
[Spot-tail]
Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Brachyalestes jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912)
Photo by FAO
 
Brachyalestes jacksonii
[Victoria robber]
Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Brachyalestes kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Brachyalestes kingsleyae
Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Brachyalestes lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Brachyalestes lateralis
[Stripped robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes minutus
[Dwarf Lake Turkana robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
 
Brachyalestes nigricauda
Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 25.4 cm TL
Brachyalestes nurse (Rüppell, 1832)
Photo by KMFRI
 
Brachyalestes nurse
[Nurse tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes opisthotaenia
Photo by Abwe, E.

Africa
Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
Brachyalestes peringueyi (Boulenger, 1923)
Photo by Abwe, E.
 
Brachyalestes peringueyi
Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 13.8 cm TL
Brachyalestes sadleri (Boulenger, 1906)
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Brachyalestes sadleri
[Sadler's robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes taeniurus


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachyalestes abeli Africa 6.3 TL 1936
Brachyalestes affinis Redfin robber Africa 14.7 SL 1894
Brachyalestes bimaculatus Africa 14 TL 1899
Brachyalestes carolinae Africa 10.4 SL 1981
Brachyalestes comptus Africa 6.3 TL 1976
Brachyalestes epuluensis Africa 11.0 SL 2016
Brachyalestes ferox Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber Africa 8.1 SL 1982
Brachyalestes fwaensis Africa 3.9 SL 1995
Brachyalestes humilis Africa 7 TL 1905
Brachyalestes imberi Spot-tail Africa 19.8 TL 1852
Brachyalestes jacksonii Victoria robber Africa 27 SL 1912
Brachyalestes kingsleyae Africa 16.6 SL 1896
Brachyalestes lateralis Stripped robber Africa 14 SL 1900
Brachyalestes minutus Dwarf Lake Turkana robber Africa 3.3 SL 1982
Brachyalestes nigricauda Africa 18.1 TL 1974
Brachyalestes nurse Nurse tetra Africa 25.4 TL 1832
Brachyalestes opisthotaenia Africa 12.8 SL 1903
Brachyalestes peringueyi Africa 13.3 TL 1923
Brachyalestes sadleri Sadler's robber Africa 13.8 TL 1906
Brachyalestes taeniurus Africa 9.8 SL 1867



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