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Scientific Name | Micralestes acutidens (Peters, 1852) |
Common Names | Sharp-tooth Tetra Silver Tetra, Spitzzahnsalmler (Germany) |
Type Locality | Zambezi River, Mozambique. |
Etymology | Micralestes: from the Greek, mikros = small + Greek, lestes = thief from the family name. |
Species Information | |
Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
General Remarks | |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: Nile, Niger, Chad, Congo, Zambezi, Limpopo, Omo, Ubanghi, Lake Kariba, Kafue, Benin, Rovuma, Transvaal, Cameroon, Lake Upemba, Lualaba, Uelé, Benue. Also known from the Cunene and Okavango systems. Also found in Lake Volta, Ghana and Lake Kariba. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Limpopo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana, Omo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Ubangi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kariba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kafue (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Lake Upemba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cunene (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Ghana waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kariba (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
pH | 5.8 - 8.0 |
Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852, pp 276. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2022 Aug 08 02:05 (species record created: 2011 Jul 16 02:15) |