Bryconalestes longipinnis

Bryconalestes longipinnis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Bryconalestes
Species:
B. longipinnis
Binomial name
Bryconalestes longipinnis
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Alestes longipinnis (Günther, 1864)
  • Brycinus longipinnis (Günther, 1864)
  • Alestes chaperi Sauvage, 1882
  • Brycinus longipinnis bagbeensis Géry & Mahnert, 1977

Bryconalestes longipinnis, the longfin tetra, African long-finned tetra or longfin characin, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in Western Africa.