Nannocharax wittei (Poll, 1933)
Nannocharax wittei
photo by Katemo Manda, B.

Family:  Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Max. size:  4.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Lake Calundo (upper Zambezi basin) in Angola and upper Lualaba (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 11970). Report from Dundo (Kasai drainage, middle Congo basin) in Angola (Ref. 11970) needs confirmation.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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