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Brycinus nigricauda

Status not recordedbony fish

Brycinus nigricauda is a species in the family Alestidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Brycinus nigricauda

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 Brycinus nigricauda live?

Not recorded

Is Brycinus nigricauda 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 Brycinus nigricauda classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusBrycinus
  7. SpeciesBrycinus nigricauda (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974)

Synonyms Alestes nigricauda, Brachyalestes nigricauda

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Brycinus nigricauda

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 Brycinus nigricauda?

Brycinus nigricauda (Brycinus nigricauda) 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). Brycinus nigricauda (Brycinus nigricauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brycinus-nigricauda

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{brycinus_nigricauda_2026,
  title = {Brycinus nigricauda (Brycinus nigricauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brycinus-nigricauda},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}