| Brycinus longipinnis | |
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| Brycinus longipinnis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Brycinus |
| Species: | B. longipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brycinus longipinnis Günther, 1864 |
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Some of the common names used for Brycinus longipinnis are “African Longfin Tetra”, “African Tetra”, “African Tetras”, “Long Finned Characin”, “African Longfin”, and “Silversides”.
As well as the names that are reasonably specific to the species, it is sometimes referred to by more general names like “Characin”, “Long-Finned Characin”, “Long-Fin Tetra” and “Longfin Tetra”.
Brycinus longipinnis is native to the western coastal regions of Africa from Senegal in the north to Angola in the south. It lives in both the big rivers and the small tributaries and even little streams.
Brycinus longipinnis will grow to at least 5 inches (12.5 cm) long although most specimens are smaller than this. The populations in the small streams are smaller fish than those in the big rivers. Although it is essentially a freshwater fish, Brycinus longipinnis will live in partially saline esturine waters.
This fish eats a wide range of animal and vegetable food, including insect larvae, crustaceans and some algae.
This fish will eat most normal fish foods including both flakes and pellets without any trouble, it benefits from live or frozen food such as blood worms brine shrimp or daphnia.