Micralestes comoensis

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Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman, 1967

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Micralestes: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,lestes = thief (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Poll & Roman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Africa: Only known from Upper Comoé in Burkina Faso (Ref. 272, 2880, 81279).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2880)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21. Diagnosis: lateral line complete or incomplete; 16-29 pored scales; 25-29 lateral line scales; 16-18 anal fin branched rays; 6/8 premaxillary teeth; 12-14 gill rakers on lower part of first branchial arch; caudal and adipose fins bright red; rayed dorsal fin carmin-red (Ref. 2880, 81279).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Affinities: M. occidentalis (dorsal fin not colored)

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Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré, 1988. État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (B2ab(ii,iii)); Date assessed: 06 May 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00528 - 0.02495), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).