Oneline tetra

Neolebias unifasciatus

Four Point Two Centimeters Distichodontid Fish of the Congo Basin

Oneline tetra is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 4.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Neolebias
Maximum length: 4.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: occurs from Gambia to Chad basin except the Senegal River basin (Ref. 2936 , 86396 ). Present in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81638 ), Cameroon and Gabon (Ref. 2936 , 81638 ) and as far south as the Chiloango in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 94734 ). In the middle Congo basin, known from the Sangha drainage in Cameroon (Ref. 51193 ), Sangha and Alima and Republic of Congo (Ref. 42035 ) and Ubangi in Central African Republic (Ref. 2936 , 94734 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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