Pinkfin Alestes

Brycinus grandisquamis

Twenty Six Centimeters Alestid Fish of African Waters

Pinkfin Alestes is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Brycinus
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin (Ref. 11970 , 42019 ). Present in the Lake Tanganyika basin (Ref. 5331 ). Also in the Kouilou-Niari and Ogowe basin (Ref. 92841 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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