Okavango robber
📖 Overview
Shoals in shallow, vegetated marginal and floodplain habitats. Appears to prefer a swampy environment to open water . Feeds on small aquatic insects and other invertebrates. A partial spawner, breeding during high-water periods . Known to migrate up rivers and on to floodplains during flood season .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. Can be easily confused with Micralestes acutidens but has a more slender body with no black tip to the dorsal fin. Does not possess a pair of conical teeth behind row of teeth in lower jaw as in M. acutidens.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Okavango robber is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Okavango robber is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Okavango robber is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 11°S - 20°S occurs in the Zambian Congo system (Lakes Bangweulu and Mweru, and Luapula River).
🌿 Ecology
small aquatic insects and other invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Okavango robber is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Okavango robber is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Okavango robber has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Okavango Robber · Slender Robber |
| 🌍AFR | Slanke Rower |
| 🌍CES | afrotetra maunská |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Окавангская тетра |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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