Brachyalestes jackiae
Brachyalestes jackiae Stiassny & Melo, 2023


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Family:  Alestidae (African tetras)
Max. size:  11.38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: DR Congo.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 11-13; Vertebrae: 36-38. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a conspicuous midlateral stripe; midlateral stripe diffuse narrow or broad, straight band of dark pigmentation passing from the caudal blotch to midbody or extending to the opercle; strongly demarcated and distinctively club-shaped anteriorly; presence of an anterior extension of the club-shaped midlateral stripe in males; absence of humeral spot; 21-23 lateral line scales; caudal peduncle depth 9.0-10.6% of SL; absence of an anterior extension of a club-shaped midlateral stripe in males; absence of a humeral spot; pored lateral line scales 21-23; presence of a dark club-shaped midlateral stripe; and absence of dark blotches (Ref. 131251).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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