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Mirror robber

Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger, 1906)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mirror robber (Brycinus rhodopleura) is a species in the family Alestidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the mirror robber

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 mirror robber live?

Not recorded

Is the mirror robber 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 mirror robber classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusBrycinus
  7. SpeciesBrycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger, 1906)

Synonyms Alestes macrolepidotus rhodopleura, Alestes rhodopleura

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • afrotetra tanganickáCzech
  • Ichitololomis
  • Mukolokolomis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mirror robber

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 mirror robber?

The mirror robber (Brycinus rhodopleura) 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). Mirror robber (Brycinus rhodopleura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mirror-robber

MLA

“Mirror robber (Brycinus rhodopleura).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mirror-robber.

BibTeX
@misc{mirror_robber_2026,
  title = {Mirror robber (Brycinus rhodopleura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mirror-robber},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}