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Characiformes (Characins) >
Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Micralestes: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,lestes = thief (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant Maurice Joseph Auguste Marie Raphael Storms (1875–1941) is described in Boulenger’s cryptic etymology as “…a cousin of the late Raymond Storms, so well-known for his important contributions to paleoichthyology”. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
محیط زیست: محیط زیست / منطقه آب و هوایی / تغييرات عمق / محدوده توزیع
بوم شناسي
; آب شيرين سطح زی; pH range: 6.0 - 7.6; dH range: 18 - 25. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
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).
اندازه / وزن / سن
بلوغ: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 4967)
خارهاي باله پشتي (کل) : 2; شعاع نرم باله پشتي (کل) : 8; خارهاي باله مخرجي: 3; شعاع نرم باله مخرجي: 15 - 16. Body height 2.9-3.9 times in standard length (Ref. 42032). Head length 3.7-3.9 times in standard length (Ref. 42032). Cuspid number: external row on upper jaw 5-6, internal row on upper jaw 6-8, external row on lower jaw 5-8, internal row on lower jaw 1 (Ref. 42032). Weakly developed black mediolateral band in front of the pelvic fins but more expressed to the back of the body (Ref. 42032). Mediolateral band silvery in live specimens (Ref. 42032). Fins without black spot (Ref. 42032).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits lakes (Ref. 4967).
چرخه زندگی و رفتار جفتگیری
بلوغ | تولید مثل | تخم ریزی | تخم ها | باروری | توزاد ( لارو)
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. (Ref. 5331)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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شاخص تنوع فیلوژنتیکی (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00491 - 0.02339), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
سطح تروفیک (مرجع
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
جهندگی (مرجع
120179): زياد, كمينه زمان لازم براي دو برابر شدن جمعيت ، كمتر از 15 ماه (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
آسیبپذیری ماهیگیری (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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