Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra

Bryconaethiops boulengeri

Twenty Five Centimeters Alestid Fish of African Waters

Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Bryconaethiops
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Congo River basin in Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 74421 ) and Zambia (Ref. 52959 ). Type locality in Ogowe is questionable as no other specimens are known from Ogowe drainage (Ref. 74421 ); considered a strictly Congo basin species in Ref. 80290 . Reports from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 4967 ) and Malagarasi (Ref. 36901 , 93960 ) need confirmation.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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