Alestidae (African tetras) |
3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
pelagic; freshwater |
Africa: only known from Lake Fwa (Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 39244). |
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Found among aquatic plants around the edges of Lake Fwa (Ref. 39244). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Only known from Lake Fwa (Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 39244). Type locality of the holotype of B. fwaensis: 'Lake Fwa, draining into Lubi River, Kasai basin, ca. 155 km east of Kananga, Kasai Occidental, Zaïre (ca. 6°30'S and 23°E)' (Ref. 39244). |
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