Rhabdalestes septentrionalis

Rhabdalestes septentrionalis (Boulenger, 1911)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 6 - 20; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

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Africa: known from the Senegal to the Niger River in western Africa (Ref. 2880, 81279). Also found in Cross (Ref. 80290, 81279) and Wouri Rivers in Cameroon (Ref. 2880, 80290).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2880)

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Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20. Diagnosis: lateral line complete (Ref. 80290, 81279) or incomplete (Ref. 2880, 81279). 9-30 pored scales on lateral line (Ref. 81279). 4.5 scales above lateral line; 13-17 anal fin branched rays (Ref. 80290, 81279). 24-30 (Ref. 81279) or 24-27 (Ref. 80290) scales in longitudinal series. 13-17 (Ref. 2880, 81279) or 14-17 (Ref. 80290) gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Group of melanophores above base of anal fin more pronounced than that observed for Micralestes species (Ref. 2880).

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Paugy, D., 1990. Characidae. p. 195-236. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren et O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2880)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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