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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brycinus&speciesname=nurse ---> http://193.10.57.59/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brycinus&speciesname=nurse http://193.10.57.59/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brycinus&speciesname=nurse ---> http://193.10.57.59/summary/Brycinus-nurse.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Brycinus Species in    Alestidae - Classification - Alestidae Characiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Brycinus nurse ( Rüppell , 1832 ) Nurse tetra Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Brycinus nurse Picture by KMFRI Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras) Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335 ) ;   nurse: rüppellii . More on author: Rüppell . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 30; potamodromous (Ref. 51243 ). Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: widely distributed in West Africa (Ref. 2880 , 81279 ). In Lower Guinea present in Cross and Mémé rivers (Ref. 80279 ). Also in Chad basin (Ref. 367 , 81279 ) and Nile River (Ref. 28714 , 31439 , 58460 ) up to Lake Albert (Ref. 4903 , 42019 ). Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m 8.9 , range 22 - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3799 ); max. published weight: 200.00 g (Ref. 3799 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 13 - 18. Diagnosis: multicuspid teeth set in two rows and not overlapping the jaws when the mouth is closed; teeth stout, not compressed; eyes with well-developed vertical adipose lids; slender body; head not flattened (Ref. 28714 ). Dorsal fin origin at about same level as pelvic fin insertion (Ref. 2880 , 80290 , 81279 ), about halfway between caudal fin and snout (Ref. 28714 ). Fronto-parietal fontanel absent in adults, sometimes pore-like in juveniles, disappearing with growth; sexual dimorphism affecting anal fin shape; 24-34 lateral line scales; 5.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin; 10-15 anal fin branched rays; 14-20 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 8 teeth in outer premaxillary row (Ref. 2880 , 80290 , 81279 ). Snout short, more than 3x head length; head length/snout length 3.6-4.3; 10-11.5 predorsal scales; flanks without lateral band; adults medium-sized (Ref. 80290 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits rivers, lakes, irrigation canals and fringing vegetation; feeds on zooplankton, Caridina , insects, snails and vegetation (Ref. 28714 ). Dwarf populations are described in lake basins: Lake Turkana, B. n. nana Pellegrin, 1935 and Lake Chad, B. n. dageti Blache and Miton, 1960 (see Ref. 2880). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer , 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 16 April 2019 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Allele frequencies Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00924 - 0.01564), b=2.98 (2.93 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  2.5   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.41-0.92; tm=1; Fec < 1,000). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 147 [53, 366] mg/100g; Iron = 2.12 [1.01, 4.98] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.7, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.503 [0.186, 1.390] g/100g; Selenium = 45 [19, 123] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.5 [14.9, 114.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.38 [1.62, 3.53] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2023-11-30 03:57:42 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation