CreatureData

Pinkfin Alestes

Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger, 1899)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pinkfin alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis) is a species in the family Alestidae, order Characiformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the pinkfin alestes

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 pinkfin alestes live?

Not recorded

Is the pinkfin alestes 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 pinkfin alestes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusBrycinus
  7. SpeciesBrycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger, 1899)

Synonyms Alestes grandisquamis, Brycinus grandisquamis grandisquamis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Largescale robberEnglish
  • Tshikangacjk
  • afrotetra modrošupinnáCzech
  • Mutularoot
  • Chikamaroot
  • Chitololoroot
  • Sinisuomualestiroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pinkfin alestes

Other species in the same genus Brycinus.

Imberi

Brycinus macrolepidotus

AlestidaeNo free photo yet

Characin

Brycinus nurse

AlestidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePinkfin Alestes vs Victoria robberPinkfin Alestes vs ImberiPinkfin Alestes vs Dwarf Lake Turkana robberPinkfin Alestes vs Characin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the pinkfin alestes?

The pinkfin alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pinkfin Alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinkfin-alestes

MLA

“Pinkfin Alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinkfin-alestes.

BibTeX
@misc{pinkfin_alestes_2026,
  title = {Pinkfin Alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinkfin-alestes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}