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Characin

Brycinus brevis (Boulenger, 1903)

Status not recordedbony fish

The characin (Brycinus brevis) is a species in the family Alestidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the characin

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the characin live?

Not recorded

Is the characin endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the characin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusBrycinus
  7. SpeciesBrycinus brevis (Boulenger, 1903)

Synonyms Alestes brevis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • afrotetra lagoskáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the characin

Other species in the same genus Brycinus.

Imberi

Brycinus macrolepidotus

AlestidaeNo free photo yet

Characin

Brycinus nurse

AlestidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the characin?

The characin (Brycinus brevis) belongs to the family Alestidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Characin (Brycinus brevis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brycinus-brevis

MLA

“Characin (Brycinus brevis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brycinus-brevis.

BibTeX
@misc{brycinus_brevis_2026,
  title = {Characin (Brycinus brevis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brycinus-brevis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}