Sharptooth tetra

Micralestes acutidens

Nine Centimeters Alestid Fish from the Zambezi Basin

Sharptooth tetra is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Micralestes
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Congo, Okavango, Zambezi (Ref. 7248 , 120641 ), Kunene and east coast rivers south to the Pongolo (Ref. 7248 ), Cross and Sanaga Rivers (Ref. 80290 ) and Tanzania (Ref. 4967 ). Nilo-Sudan and West-African reports of M. acutidens (e.g. Ref. 367 , 51193 ) are misidentifications of M. elongatus (see DVD version of Ref. 81279 ; see also Ref. 2880 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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