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Stripped robber

Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the stripped 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 stripped robber live?

Not recorded

Is the stripped 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 stripped robber classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusBrycinus
  7. SpeciesBrycinus lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)

Synonyms Alestes langi, Alestes lateralis, Alestes natalensis, Alestes thamalakanensis, Brachyalestes lateralis, Myletes lateralis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Stripe-tailed robberEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stripped 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 stripped robber?

The stripped robber (Brycinus lateralis) belongs to the family Alestidae in the order Characiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stripped robber (Brycinus lateralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripped-robber

MLA

“Stripped robber (Brycinus lateralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripped-robber.

BibTeX
@misc{stripped_robber_2026,
  title = {Stripped robber (Brycinus lateralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripped-robber},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}