African moon tetra
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
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The African moon tetra lives in the middle and lower Congo River, in densely vegetated streams and backwaters. It is golden, with a black spot at the base of the tail and a red spot below the dorsal fin, smaller in the female. Omnivorous and schooling. It reaches 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
- Family
- Alestidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Alestidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Alestopetersius caudomaculatus, Hemigrammalestes caudomaculatus, Micralestes caudomaculatus, Phenacogrammus caudomaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 6.3–7.3
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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