Common names:
Black fin moon tetra
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality of the holotype of Bathyaethiops atercrinis: 'Republic of Congo, Lékoumou Province, Lékoumou River at Bridge, 3°22'49.30"S, 13°15'55.01"E' (Ref. 91757). Only known from Lékoumou River, a small tributary of the Louessé River in the Kouilou-Niari basin (Ref. 91757).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Mamonekene, V. and M.L. Stiassny, 2012
National Database:
> Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Bathyaethiops:Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, Aethiopia, an African country (Ref. 45335); atercrinis:Ater, from the Latin, meaning black or dark, and crinis, in the sense of the tail of a comet; named in reference to the striking black marking of the caudal peduncle and anal fin of mature males (Ref. 91757).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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