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Scientific Name	**Micralestes acutidens** (Peters, 1852)
Common Names	Sharp-tooth Tetra Silver Tetra, Spitzzahnsalmler (Germany)
Type Locality	Zambezi River, Mozambique.
Synonym(s)	Alestes acutidens, Brachyalestes acutidens, Micralestes acutidens neglectus, Micralestes brevianalis, Micralestes luluae, Micralestes neglectus, Petersius neglectus, Virilia brevianalis
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 (Cubango) (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) Login to view the 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	2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2011 Jul 16 02:15)