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Brycinus peringueyi

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about Brycinus peringueyi

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 peringueyi live?

Not recorded

Is Brycinus peringueyi 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 peringueyi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusBrycinus
  7. SpeciesBrycinus peringueyi (Boulenger, 1923)

Synonyms Alestes peringuei, Alestes peringueyi, Alestes péringueyi, Brachyalestes peringueyi, Brycinus peringuei

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Brycinus peringueyi

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 peringueyi?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{brycinus_peringueyi_2026,
  title = {Brycinus peringueyi (Brycinus peringueyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brycinus-peringueyi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}