FB-5241 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899 Afrikanischer Rotflossensalmler Helklev kongosalmler Sardiin-kongosalmler Kuultoalesti Ewere Gelengela Ilalanga Lilanga Lilengela 沙丁小鮭脂鯉 沙丁小鲑脂鲤 矮小鮭脂鯉 矮小鲑脂鲤 Micralestes acutidens humilis Boulenger, 1899 Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938 Micralestes stormsi (non Boulenger, 1902) Micralestes woosnami (Boulenger, 1907) Petersius woosnami Boulenger, 1907 1992-03-23 2014-02-17 Boulenger, G.A.0 Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Quatrième Partie: Polyptères, Clupes, Mormyres, Characins. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. 1:59-96. (Ref. 1877) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Paugy, D.0 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. 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(Ref. 130776) FB-GeneralDescr-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-03-23 00:00:00 2014-02-17 21:45:13 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Affinities: M. humilis is most similar and possibly conspecific with M. stormsi Boulenger, 1902, and M. sardina Poll, 1938; apart from coloration, it is distinguished from latter two species on the basis of slight differences in overlapping features (see Ref. 80290). Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer 2007 Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-07-13 00:00:00 2014-02-17 21:47:23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: lateral line always complete, 24-27 (Ref. 80290) or 27-30 (Ref. 81279) lateral line scales. Anal fin with 3 unbranched and 15-18 (Ref. 80290) or 14-19 (Ref. 81279) branched rays. 10-15 (Ref. 80290) or 10-14 (Ref. 81279) gill rakers on lower part of first branchial arch. 6/8 premaxillary teeth; fins colorless or, at most, pinkish; tip of dorsal fin hyaline (Ref. 2880, 81279), no black apical tip (Ref. 80290). Scales of flank with melanophores concentrated on basal margin (Ref. 80290). Description: body slender; body depth 26-30% and head length 26-28% of SL (Ref. 80290). Body height 3.2-4x SL and head length 3.45-3.8x SL (Ref. 2880, 81279). Mouth terminal, lower jaw not prominent, its depth about 2x that of upper jaw (Ref. 80290). Premaxilla with 3 teeth in outer row each bearing 5 cusps, 4 teeth in inner row each bearing 5-7 cusps; dentary with 4 teeth in outer row each bearing 5-7 cusps, a conical monocuspid tooth at symphysis posterior to outer row teeth; lateral line complete, 25-29 tubes, ultimate canal-bearing scale terminal (Ref. 80290). Sexual dimorphism affecting anal-fin shape in adult males (Ref. 2880, 81279).Coloration: body silvery with glossy, brilliant lateral stripe; lateral stripe starting behind the operculum, progressively enlarging and ending at the origin of the caudal fin and showing as black, posteriorly broadened band after preservation in formalin; lateral-line scales blackish at base, those on sides less so (Ref. 2880, 42032, 80290, 81279). Fins generally hyaline to moderately dusky (Ref. 80290), greyish without black marks (Ref. 2880, 42032, 81279). Adipose fin with pigmented margin in larger individuals (Ref. 80290). Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer 2007 Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290) FB-Morphology-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-07-13 00:00:00 2014-02-17 21:47:23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 22 Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer 2007 Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290) FB-Distribution-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-03-23 00:00:00 2025-10-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: widely distributed in the Congo basin; elsewhere, known from Lower Guinea (Cross, Ntem, and Ogowe rivers), the Niger, and Zambezi rivers and lakes Chad, Mweru, and Tanganyika (Ref. 122734); and in the Lukuga River only known downstream of Niemba (Ref. 36901, 42032). Reports from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 80290) and Cubango/Okavango in Angola (Ref. 5331) needs confirmation (Ref. 120641). Decru, E., E. Vreven, C. Danadu, A. Walanga, T. Mambo and J. Snoeks 2017 Ichthyofauna of the Itimbiri, Aruwimi, and Lindi/Tshopo rivers (Congo basin): diversity and distribution patterns. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 47(3):225-247. (Ref. 122734) FB-Uses-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-03-23 00:00:00 2014-02-17 21:45:13 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 aquarium: commercial Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) FB-Size-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-03-23 00:00:00 2014-02-17 21:45:13 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 10.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2880)) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-03-23 00:00:00 2014-02-17 21:45:13 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5241 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 25