Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945)
Rectangle spot moon tetra
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Family:  Alestidae (African tetras)
Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6 - 7.19999980926514; dH range: 6 - 15
Distribution:  Africa: lower Lulua drainage (Kasai system, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42032, 110423). Also reported from the Bomu (Ubangi drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 110423).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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