Rhabdalestes aeratis Stiassny & Schaefer, 2005

Family:  Alestidae (African tetras)
Max. size:  5.08 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: only know from the type locality, Lake Tumba near Irebu, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 55980).
Diagnosis:  Differs from all putative congeners by having 17-19 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first arch (vs. 11-17). Further distinguished from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: a slender body, with depth 3.7-4.2 times in SL; 14-15 branched anal-fin rays; 26-28 lateral line scales, all of which bear lateral canals; flanks with golden-bronze reflective coloration overlain by dark brown chromatophores, and dark midlateral pigmentation stripe absent (Ref. 55980).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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