Alestidae

Longfin tetra

Bryconalestes longipinnis

Long fins entering narrow West African waterways alone

• Tropical
• Lower river
• Upper river
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Bryconalestes longipinnis, the longfin tetra, African long-finned tetra or longfin characin, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in Western Africa.