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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深さの範囲 / distribution range 生態学
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).
サイズ / 重さ / 年齢
成熟: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm SL オス/雌雄の選別がない; (Ref. 4967)
背面の脊椎 (合計) : 2; 背鰭 (合計) : 8; 肛門の骨: 3; 臀鰭: 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.
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)
Phylogenetic diversity index (参照 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00484 - 0.02371), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
栄養段階 (参照 69278): 3.2 ±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.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
