Okavango robber (Rhabdalestes maunensis)

Scientific name: Rhabdalestes maunensis Fowler, 1935

The Okavango robber (Rhabdalestes maunensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Alestidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. Can be easily confused with Micralestes acutidens but has a more slender body with no black tip to the dorsal fin. Does not possess a pair of conical teeth behind row of teeth in lower jaw as in M. acutidens.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhabdalestes maunensis
Family
Alestidae (African tetras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Cunene, Okavango, Upper Zambezi and Kafue systems. A similar, possibly identical, species (Rhadalestes rhodesiensis) occurs in the Zambian Congo system (Lakes Bangweulu and Mweru, and Luapula River).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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