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Alestidae (African tetras)
Eponymy: Paul Yoka is the Director of the Institut de Développement Rural at the University of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Léfini and Sangha River drainages (middle Congo River basin) in Republic of Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 79820).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79820)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ibala Zamba, A. and E. Vreven, 2008. Rhabdalestes yokai (Characiformes: Alestidae), a new species from the Léfini and Sangha River basins (Congo River basin), Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(4):377-384. (Ref. 79820)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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