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Brycinus sadleri in Burundi
Sadler's robber

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Brycinus sadleri   (Boulenger, 1906)
Family:	Alestidae (African tetras)			picture (Alsad_u1.jpg) by Seegers, L.
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Sadler's robber
Max. size:	13.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 52331)
Environment:	pelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=4.6)
Distribution:	Africa: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo; Victoria Nile and the Malawa River.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-21. Anal fin margin of females straight or very slightly concave; markedly convex in males (individual rays are stouter and coarser than those of females). Silver, bluish to black dorsally; silver longitudinal band running from behind the operculum to the caudal peduncle, where it merges with an irregular black blotch which extends to the caudal fin base. All fins grey in color; other specimens all yellowish (except for pectorals). Dorsal adipose fin bright orange (Ref. 34290).
Biology:	Occurs in pools near papyrus vegetation (Ref. 9606). Feeds on insects (Ref. 13624). Appears in small quantities in markets (Ref. 4967)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Seegers, L.. 1996. (Ref. 27292)
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Burundi country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/by.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Eccles, D.H., 1992
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