Dwarf Lake Turkana robber

Dwarf Lake Turkana robber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Brachyalestes
Species:
B. minutus
Binomial name
Brachyalestes minutus
(A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982)
Synonyms[2]
  • Alestes minutus A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982
  • Brycinus minutus (A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982)

The dwarf Lake Turkana robber (Brachyalestes minutus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya.

References

  1. ^ Kosgei, G.; Nguku, J.K. & Linus, E.N. (2023). "Brycinus minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T60756A47213940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T60756A47213940.en. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Brachyalestes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.


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