Nurse tetra
Brachyalestes nurse
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An African tetra from West and Central Africa and the Nile basin.
- Scientific name
- Brachyalestes nurse
- Family
- Alestidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Alestidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Alestes bouboni, Alestes dageti, Alestes erythropterus, Alestes nurse, Alestes nurse nana, Alestes rueppellii, Alestes rüppellii, Brachyalestes rueppellii, Brachyalestes rüppellii, Brycinus bouboni, Brycinus dageti, Brycinus nurse, Chalceus guile, Myletes nurse
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 6–7.8
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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