Alestes liebrechtsii

Alestes liebrechtsii

A broad freshwater range across the Congo basin

Alestes liebrechtsii is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestes
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: endemic to but widely distributed in the Congo River basin (Ref. 41594 , 42019 , 42510 , 44840 , 45616 , 46233 , 46253 , 80450 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42019 ), Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840 ), Cameroon (Ref. 46233 ) and the Central African Republic (Ref. 80450 ). Report from the Malagarasi in Tanzania probably based on a misidentification (Ref. 42019 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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