Where does the Characin live?
Brycinus nurse has 903 records in 24 countries and territories, from 1870 to 2025. Most records come from Uganda.
- 903 records
- 24 places
- 77 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataCharaciformesAlestidaeBrycinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 155 | |
| Mali | 133 | |
| Nigeria | 94 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 87 | |
| Cameroon | 62 | |
| Gambia | 55 | |
| Benin | 53 | |
| Central African Republic | 46 | |
| Sudan | 41 | |
| Senegal | 37 | |
| Ghana | 25 | |
| Chad | 25 | |
| Niger | 24 | |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | |
| Egypt | 15 | |
| Guinea | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 5 | |
| DR Congo | 4 | |
| Ethiopia | 4 | |
| Togo | 4 | |
| Mauritania | 1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Alestidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.