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Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Species: Alestion rapax  
Cat No: NRM 64782. N=8
Determiner: Roberts, TR 2013
Length: 12-16.8 mm SL
Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Africa
Country: CONGO KINSHASA State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Congo River Lake Basin:
Ocean:
Locality: Kwilu River amongst sugar cane plantations near Moerbeke
Field Number: RS-025A
Leg: Roberts, TR & Stewart, DJ
Date: 8 Jul 1973
PARATYPE Alestion rapax Roberts, 2019
Object remarks: Four specimens cleared and stained
Locality remarks: Mederately turbid water; vegetation Vossia , etc. forming dense cover on one side of pool; bottom sand-gravel; shore sugar cane plantations; current moderate; about 20 m offshore; width about 40 m; depth of capture to about 4 feet; depth to about 4 feet.

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