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Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Hemigrammopetersius: Greek, hemi = the half + Greek, gramma, .-atos = signal, mark + Peters, 1877, naturalist, expeditionary in Asia.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059); 13°S - 20°S
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)
Africa: Lower Zambezi, Pungwe and Buzi systems. Also upper Shire and Lakes Malawi, Chilwa and Chiuta. Also Lake Nyasa basin: Rovuma and Rufiji (Ref. 4967).
Shoals in marginal vegetation of rivers and lakes. Feeds on small insects and invertebrates (Ref. 7248).
Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (-0.30300 - 0.32300), b=3.04 (2.92 - 3.16), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.41 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .