Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949
Green's moon tetra
Green's moon tetra
Bathyaethiops greeni
photo by Mamonekene, V.

Family:  Alestidae (African tetras)
Max. size:  6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: middle Congo River basin, in the Likouala drainage in Republic of Congo (Ref. 83895) and the Ruki (Ref. 42032) and Lake Mai Ndombe drainage (Ref. 110423) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Ruki drainage (middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 42032), including the Luilaka and Salonga rivers (Ruki drainage)(Ref. 93897), and from the Lokoro River (Lake Mai Ndombe tributary)(Ref. 110423). Also Ref. 5331.


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