Rectangle spot moon tetra

Bathyaethiops breuseghemi

Seven Centimeters Alestid Fish of African Waters

Rectangle spot moon tetra is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Bathyaethiops
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: lower Lulua drainage (Kasai system, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42032 , 110423 ). Also reported from the Bomu (Ubangi drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 110423 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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