Opaline Robber

Micralestes occidentalis

Eight Centimeters Alestid Fish of the Congo Basin

Opaline Robber is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Micralestes
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon and Sierra Leone. Savanna form found in upper reaches of the Niger and the Volta (Ref. 2880 , 5331 , 81279 ). Also found in Congo (Ref. 5331 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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