Micralestes Sardina
📖 Overview
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).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22. Diagnosis: lateral line always complete, 24-27 or 27-30 lateral line scales. Anal fin with 3 unbranched and 15-18 or 14-19 branched rays. 10-15 or 10-14 gill rakers on lower part of first branchial arch. 6/8 premaxillary teeth; fins colorless or, at most, pinkish; tip of dorsal fin hyaline , no black apical tip . Scales of flank with melanophores concentrated on basal margin . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Micralestes Sardina is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 25. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C 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.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Micralestes Sardina.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 53 records indexed .
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