Alestopetersius Conspectus

📖 Overview

Found in shallow water with water temperature of 21–21.5°C and pH ranging from 5.8–6.5; riverbanks variously covered with dense, undisturbed riparian vegetation, heavily degraded urban areas and cleared agricultural area . Short guts and large stomachs with 6-8 fleshy pyloric caeca suggest a carnivorous diet; stomachs with remnants of insect head capsules and disarticulated body parts, most of terrestrial origin, with a preponderance of ants and small midges presumably taken at the water surface .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23; Vertebrae: 36 - 37. Diagnosis: Alestopetersius conspectus, is distinguished from A. smykalai, A. leopoldianus, A. nigropterus, A. caudalis, and A. sp. "mbuji" in the possession of 12, vs. 10, circumpeduncular scales . It is readily distinguished from A. brichardi, A. compressus, A. hilgendorfi, and A. tumbensis in the possession of a caudal-fin pigmentation consisting of a median black band extending to the caudal-fin margin and flanked by dense black bands in both upper and lower fin lobes . Alestopetersius bifasciatus, which shares similar caudal fin pigmentation, is distinguished from A. conspectus by the absence of a broad mid-lateral band on the body, and in tooth morphology . : fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Alestopetersius Conspectus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.8 - 6.5. Tropical; 21°C - 23°C

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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