Elegant Featherfin Tetra

Bryconaethiops microstoma

Seventeen Point Two Centimeters Alestid Fish of African Waters

Elegant Featherfin Tetra is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 17.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Bryconaethiops
Maximum length: 17.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Ogowe (Ref. 5331 , 80290 ), Nyong, Lobé, Ntem, Kouilou basins and in Nkomi lagoon (Ref. 80290 ). Also in the lower, middle (Ref. 80290 ) and upper (Ref. 5331 ) Congo and the Malagarasi (Ref. 54847 ). Reports from Lake Kivu (Ref. 5331 , 80290 ) are based on an erroneous locality interpretation whereby the Kivu Province was mistaken for Lake Kivu (Ref. 46152 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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