Striped robber

Striped robber
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Brachyalestes
Species:	B. lateralis
Binomial name
	Brachyalestes lateralis; (Boulenger, 1900)
Synonyms
	Alestes lateralis Boulenger, 1900 ; Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger 1900) ; Alestes natalensis Boulenger, 1904 ; Alestes langii Fowler, 1935 ; Alestes thamalakanensis Fowler, 1935 ;

The striped robber (Brachyalestes lateralis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are rivers and inland deltas.

References

^ Tweddle, D.; Cambray, J.; Kazembe, J.; Marshall, B. & Moelants, T. (2019). "Brycinus lateralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60749A47213447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60749A47213447.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ 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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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Tweddle, D.; Cambray, J.; Kazembe, J.; Marshall, B. & Moelants, T. (2019). "Brycinus lateralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60749A47213447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60749A47213447.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Cof_genus-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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