Brachyalestes Carolinae
📖 Overview
Affinities: B. imberi, with red fins no black longitudinal stripe; B. nigricauda, with colored caudal fin margin.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Diagnosis: parietal fontanella absent in adults; snout short, comprised over three times in head length; dorsal-fin origin at same level as, or scarcely behind, pelvic-fin insertions; head narrow; adults medium-sized; black lateral band expanding over entire body length; sexual dimorphism affecting anal-fin shape, females with straight anal fin and males with curved anal fin; 8 premaxillary teeth; 4.5 scales above lateral line; 24-26 lateral line scales; 12-13 anal fin branched rays; 20-21 gill rakers in lower part of first branchial arch . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Brachyalestes Carolinae is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Brachyalestes Carolinae is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Brachyalestes Carolinae is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical known from the Niandan River, an affluent of the upper Niger in Guinea (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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