Clupeocharax schoutedeni

Clupeocharax schoutedeni is a species of African tetra endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Clupeocharax schoutedeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Alestidae
Genus:
Clupeocharax

Pellegrin, 1926
Species:
C. schoutedeni
Binomial name
Clupeocharax schoutedeni
Pellegrin, 1926

Information

The Clupeocharax schoutedeni is the only member of its genus. The amount of mature Clupeocharax schoutedeni has been slowly declining, and this has allowed this species to be recorded as vulnerable to becoming an endangered species. It is native to Lake Tumba, Lake Yandja, and the Central Congo River basin. They live in a pelagic habitat within a freshwater species. One of the main threats to reduce the population of this species is fishing with nets.[1] The average length of the Clupeocharax schoutedeni as an unsexed male is about 25 centimeters or 9.5 inches. They are mainly found in Africa within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Classification

The taxonomic classification of the Clupeocharax schoutedeni is as follows:

  • Kingdom-Animalia
  • Phylum-Chordata
  • Subphylum-Vertebrata
  • Superclass-Gnathostomata
  • Order-Characiformes
  • Family-Alestidae
  • Genus-Clupeocharax
  • Species-Clupeocharax schoutedeni[3]

References
  1. "Clupeocharax schoutedeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. "Clupeocharax schoutedeni". Fish Base. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. "Clupeocharax schoutedeni". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

Notes


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