Lattice Robber

Micralestes humilis

Alestid Fish beneath the Congo Basin

Lattice Robber is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 10.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Micralestes
Maximum length: 10.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in the Congo basin; elsewhere, known from Lower Guinea (Cross, Ntem, and Ogowe rivers), the Niger, and Zambezi rivers and lakes Chad, Mweru, and Tanganyika (Ref. 122734 ); and in the Lukuga River only known downstream of Niemba (Ref. 36901 , 42032 ). Reports from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 80290 ) and Cubango/Okavango in Angola (Ref. 5331 ) needs confirmation (Ref. 120641 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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