Clupeocharax schoutedeni [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Clupeocharax schoutedeni
Clupeocharax schoutedeni is a species of African tetra endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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. 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.
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