Alestion rapax

Alestion rapax

The sole genus member confined to the Kwilu River

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Alestion is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The only species in the genus is Alestion rapax. This fish is known only from the Kwilu River in the lower drainage basin of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestion
Maximum length: 1.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Kwilu River, Lower Congo River basin, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 123194 ).

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