Torpedo robber (Alestes macrophthalmus) fish species and information / pictures of Torpedo robber - Alestes macrophthalmus

Torpedo robber (Alestes macrophthalmus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Alestes macrophthalmus

Common Name
Torpedo robber

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 23. Silvery body, back darker bluish or greenish, lower sides and ventral part white. Pectorals and ventrals sometimes blackish. Well developed fontanel. See additional characters for A. baremoze for sexual dimorphism in Alestes species.

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1867
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Characins (Characiformes)
Family
African tetras (Alestidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Essentially from the Congo basin, but also known from the Cross River in Nigeria and some coastal basins of Cameroon (Ref. 2880). Also known from Ogowe River in Gabon (Ref. 5331), Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 5331) and Cuanza and Luculla Rivers in Angola (Ref. 5331).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Trophic Level
2 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
60.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)