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| Scientific Name | Brachyalestes nurse (Rüppell, 1832) |
| Common Name | Afrikanischer Nursesalmler (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Cairo, Egypt. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Nile, Chad, Niger and Bénoué, Cross, Ogun, Ouémé, Mono, Sio, Volta, Bia, Comoé, Agnébi, Bandama, Sassandra, Konkouré, Gambia, Tominé (Corubal), Senegal. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Ogun (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Mono (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Bia (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Comoé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Agnébi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Sassandra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Konkouré (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gambia (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Geba, Corubal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische, pp 12, Pl. 2 (fig. 3). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.78.1576.5300 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Sep 05 16:34) |