Congo Featherfin Tetra
📖 Overview
Overview information for Congo Featherfin Tetra is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Bryconaethiops yseuxi can be distinguished from all other known Bryconaethiops species based on the following unique combination of characters: a high number of scale rows between anterior origin of dorsal fin and lateral line (7.5 vs. 6.5 or less); a low number of gill rakers on the first gill arch; and a long dorsal-fin and anal-fin bases, respectively 15.7-17.6% and 22.7-25.9% of standard length . Body deep and somewhat laterally compressed . Mouth terminal; upper jaw with three rows of premaxillary teeth; external row composed of two small median teeth with a small lateral cusp at their outer side; a median row with 6 or 7 teeth; and an inner row of 8 pluricuspid teeth with their cusp on a median row and without an anterior cusp or row of cusps as generally found in the other Bryconaethiops species . Lower jaw with an external series of 6 large pluricuspid teeth and an inner row of two median caniniform teeth . Lateral line scales 34-39; longitudinal line scales 36-40 . Head and body of live mature male specimens silvery with a pinkish hue on sides of the body; upper side of head green-olive; humeral spot present but not well marked; adipose-fin whitish transparent, blackish at base . After preservation, body yellowish white; darker above lateral line with scales above lateral line faintly dark brown on their basal part; fins whitish, transparent in overall appearance; humeral spot not well distinguishable, or even regularly absent .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Congo Featherfin Tetra |
| 🌍EST | Kongo vimpelsalmler |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 14 records indexed .
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