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Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: endemic to Cameroon, known from the Kribi (=Kienké) and Ntem River basins (Ref. 51193).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42008)
Lives on the surface; feeds on insects and leaves (Ref. 51193).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries:
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Length-frequencies
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Morphology
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Recruitment
Abundance
BRUVS
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00240 - 0.01446), b=3.14 (2.92 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±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 (15 of 100).