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Brycinus leuciscus in Senegal

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Brycinus leuciscus   (Günther, 1867)
Family:	Alestidae (African tetras)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31256); max. published weight: 10.0 g (Ref. 3799)
Environment:	pelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 27°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.20)
Distribution:	Africa: basins of the Volta, Niger (Bénoué), Senegal, Gambia, Tominé (Corubal) and Casamance. Reported from the Mono River in Togo (Ref. 28663).
Diagnosis:	Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13-17. Parietal fontanel also in adults, open. Equal sized jaws. Sexual dimorphism in males with convex anal fin, females and juveniles with straight or concave anal fin. Humeral spot black. Claviform mark on caudal peduncle extending to fork of caudal fin black. Back gray-green, sides silvery and ventral portion white. All fins yellow. Zone above eye marked with yellow. Gill rakers short.
Biology:	Affinities: B. nurse, B. longipinnis and B. luteus
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Paugy, D.. 1990. (Ref. 2880)
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Senegal country information
Common names:	Dabé, Anndoonde, Wandoone		Ref:  Adams-Sow, A. (Ed.), 1996
Status:	native		Ref:  Paugy, D., 1990
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the Senegal River (Ref. 28587).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sg.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.refer.sn/sngal_ct/eco/oeps/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Adams-Sow, A. (Ed.), 1996
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	Modified:  Sa-a, Pascualita	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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