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Opaline Robber (Micralestes occidentalis)
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Ecological Illustration of Opaline Robber (Micralestes occidentalis)
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Alestidae

Opaline Robber

Micralestes occidentalis

Eight Centimeters Alestid Fish of the Congo Basin

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Opaline Robber is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 8 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Characins
Family
Alestidae
Genus
Micralestes
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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