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Nyele

Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835)

Status not recordedbony fish

The nyele (Alestes baremoze) is a species in the family Alestidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the nyele

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 nyele live?

Not recorded

Is the nyele 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 nyele classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusAlestes
  7. SpeciesAlestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835)

Synonyms Alestes baremose, Alestes baremose tchadense, Alestes baremoze baremoze, Alestes baremoze eburneensis, Alestes baremoze niloticus, Alestes baremoze soudaniensis, Alestes baremoze tchadense, Alestes kotschyi, Alestes splendens, Alestes wytsi, Myletes baremoze, Salmo niloticus

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • CharacinEnglish
  • Egyptian robberEnglish
  • Pebbly fishEnglish
  • SilversidesEnglish
  • RieArabic
  • afrotetra thébskáCzech
  • NyadiaarDinka
  • Siig-mölderkalaEstonian
  • AsentiEwe
  • SiikatetraFinnish
  • PéréFrench
  • TeweIrish
  • MazariHausa
  • KayaKanuri
  • KonguyMende
  • EgbagiNyoro
  • Kodoshk
  • SaaraSoninke
  • Cien (nuer)root
  • SèlintheWolof
  • ArefeYoruba
  • Kawwara BaladiArabic
  • MelohaArabic
  • RashalaArabic
  • Lang agerDinka
  • AsentiwoeEwe
  • HohtoalestiFinnish
  • ShemaniHausa
  • Basongirino (zande)root
  • Cin/ Alerio/ Nyadiaar/ Lang Aper (dinka)root
  • Girfaga (nubian)root
  • Kodo (shilluk)root

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nyele

Other species in the same genus Alestes.

Characin

Alestes dentex

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nyele?

The nyele (Alestes baremoze) 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). Nyele (Alestes baremoze). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nyele

MLA

“Nyele (Alestes baremoze).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nyele.

BibTeX
@misc{nyele_2026,
  title = {Nyele (Alestes baremoze)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nyele},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}