Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Brachyalestes |
| Species: | B. ferox
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachyalestes ferox (A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982)
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The large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brachyalestes ferox) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya. In 2023 its conservation status was changed from Least Concern to Vulnerable. It faces extinction due to overfishing, degradation of its natural habitat and the reduction of fresh freshwater due to the building of dams.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kosgei, G.; Nguku, J.K. & Linus, E.N. (2023). "Brycinus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T60746A47213259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T60746A47213259.en. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species - IUCN Red List". IUCN. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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