Longfin tetra
Bryconalestes longipinnis
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The longfin tetra comes from the west coast of Africa, from Gambia to the Congo. It lives in large rivers and also brackish estuaries, and is the only species of its group to enter small streams. It schools and eats insects, other invertebrates and plants. It usually reaches up to 13 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bryconalestes longipinnis
- Family
- Alestidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Alestidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Alestes chaperi, Alestes longipinnis, Brachyalestes longipinnis, Brycinus longipinnis, Brycinus longipinnis bagbeensis, Bryconalestes longipinnis chaperi, Bryconalestes longipinnis longipinnis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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