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Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832)

Nurse tetra
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Benin country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Ouémé (Ref. 2880, 42019, 81279) and Upper Volta (Ref. 3003) River basins. Also Ref. 3000.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paugy, D., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335);  nurse: rüppellii.
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

; 淡水 大洋性; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 30; 河川洄游 (Ref. 51243).   熱帶; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)

分布 国家 | FAO区域 | 生态系 | 标本纪录 | Point map | 简介 | Faunafri

Africa: widely distributed in West Africa (Ref. 2880, 81279). In Lower Guinea present in Cross and Mémé rivers (Ref. 80279). Also in Chad basin (Ref. 367, 81279) and Nile River (Ref. 28714, 31439, 58460) up to Lake Albert (Ref. 4903, 42019).
非洲: 尼羅河,查德,尼日與 Benoue ,十字河, Ogun , Oueme ,單一, Sio ,佛塔河, Bia , Comoe , Agnebi , Bandama ,薩桑德拉河, Konkoure ,甘比亞, Tomine(Corubal) ,塞內加爾。

Length at first maturity / 大小 / 重量 / 年龄

Maturity: Lm 8.9, range 22 - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 3799); 最大体重: 200.00 g (Ref. 3799)

简单描述 检索表 | 型态特徵 | 形态测量图

臀棘: 0; 臀鳍软条: 13 - 18. Diagnosis: multicuspid teeth set in two rows and not overlapping the jaws when the mouth is closed; teeth stout, not compressed; eyes with well-developed vertical adipose lids; slender body; head not flattened (Ref. 28714). Dorsal fin origin at about same level as pelvic fin insertion (Ref. 2880, 80290, 81279), about halfway between caudal fin and snout (Ref. 28714). Fronto-parietal fontanel absent in adults, sometimes pore-like in juveniles, disappearing with growth; sexual dimorphism affecting anal fin shape; 24-34 lateral line scales; 5.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin; 10-15 anal fin branched rays; 14-20 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 8 teeth in outer premaxillary row (Ref. 2880, 80290, 81279). Snout short, more than 3x head length; head length/snout length 3.6-4.3; 10-11.5 predorsal scales; flanks without lateral band; adults medium-sized (Ref. 80290).
顶骨囱门在稚鱼中不存在于成鱼 , ponctiform 。 颚等于。 在肛门形式的雄鱼成鱼上的性的同种二形。 肱骨的与尾前椎斑点黑色。 背面呈绿色的, 侧边银色的与腹面分开白色。 偶鳍鲜红色, 胸鳍与不彩色或淡的腹面橘色的。 分开眼睛上方红色的。

生物学特性     字汇 (例如 epibenthic)

Inhabits rivers, lakes, irrigation canals and fringing vegetation; feeds on zooplankton, Caridina, insects, snails and vegetation (Ref. 28714). Dwarf populations are described in lake basins: Lake Turkana, B. n. nana Pellegrin, 1935 and Lake Chad, B. n. dageti Blache and Miton, 1960 (see Ref. 2880).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | 繁殖 | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 仔鱼

非洲: 尼羅河,查德,尼日與 Benoue ,十字河, Ogun , Oueme ,單一, Sio ,佛塔河, Bia , Comoe , Agnebi , Bandama ,薩桑德拉河, Konkoure ,甘比亞, Tomine(Corubal) ,塞內加爾。

主要参考文献 Upload your references | 参考文献 | 合作者 | 合作者

Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290)

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