Description

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Common Names

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Tumba möldersalmler , Estonian , Estonia

通貝杜鵑脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

通贝杜鹃脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Alestidae

Genus: Alestopetersius

Species: Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: Pool Malebo, Kwenge River (Kwilu River drainage) and Lake Tumba in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42032). Also reported from the Kouyou River (tributary of the Likouala River, middle Congo River basin) in Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840).

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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pelagic