Micralestes sardina (沙丁小鮭脂鯉) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family African tetras. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 9.5 cm.
Africa: middle Congo River and Lualaba River in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42032), and Mweru-Luapula and Bangweulu-Chambeshi areas (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42032) and Zambia (Ref. 95585)
Definition: A habitat that is in or on a body of water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (<0.5 grams dissolved salts per litre).
Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin