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No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Alestidae.
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> Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Alestion:Alestion is from Alestes Müller & Troschel 1844 (origin unknown), and the Greek diminutive suffix -ion. Gender masculine. While names ended in -ion classically are of neuter gender, for purposes of zoological nomenclature they may be regarded as masculine, as also with Thrattidion Roberts 1972 and Leptophilypnion Roberts 2013; rapax:The species epithet rapax is from Greek rapax, an adjective meaning voracious, rapacious, or predatory (Ref. 123194).
背面の脊椎 (合計) : 0; 背鰭 (合計) : 10; 肛門の骨: 0; 臀鰭: 14; 脊つい: 39 - 40. Diagnosis: This species differs from all other alestid and all other characiform species in having supposed adults with greatly enlarged conical teeth in two rows on the premaxillary and on the dentary (Ref. 123194). Mouth slightly upturned; jaws short, entirely anterior to eyes; teeth with large round base and sharp slightly recurved tip, evidently specialized for puncturing (Ref. 123194). Head and body laterally compressed, slender; circumorbital bones absent; scales absent; postcephalic laterosensory system absent (Ref. 123194).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in river with maximum depth about one meter, width of river 40m; water turbid; bottom sand and gravel; with dense cover provided by Vossia and other aquatic plants on one side of channel (Ref. 123194). Stomach contents appear to be exclusively insect remains (Ref. 123194).
Roberts, T.R., 2019. Alestion rapax, a new genus and species of miniature paedomorphic characiform fish with large conical teeth from the Lower Congo basin (Ostariophysi, Alestidae). Aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol., 25(3):85-102. (Ref. 123194)
IUCNのレッドリストの状況は (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
系統多様性指数 (参照 82804): PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00242 - 0.01433), b=3.13 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
栄養段階 (参照 69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
回復力 (参照 120179): 高い, 15か月以下の倍増期間の最小個体群 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
漁業の脆弱性 (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈