Pearl Robber

Micralestes stormsi

Ten Centimeters Alestid Fish of the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Micralestes stormsi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Micralestes
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in the Congo River basin (Ref. 42032 ) in Central African Republic (Ref. 45441 ) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42032 ). Also reported from the Rusizi and Malagarasi in Burundi (Ref. 98755 ), the Lake Chad basin in Central African Republic (Ref. 83569 ) and the Lake Tanganyika basin in Tanzania (Ref. 4967 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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