Okavango Robber

Can be easily confused with Micralestes acutidens but has a more slender body with no black tip to the dorsal fin. Does not possess a pair of conical teeth behind row of teeth in lower jaw as in M. acutidens.

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Analsoft rays: 16 - 19

Shoals in shallow, vegetated marginal and floodplain habitats. Appears to prefer a swampy environment to open water. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: abundant in sandy streams, frequently in standing deep water, common in shallow swamps (Ref. 037065). Feeds on small aquatic insects and other invertebrates.

Shoals in shallow, vegetated marginal and floodplain habitats. Appears to prefer a swampy environment to open water (Ref. 13337). Feeds on small aquatic insects and other invertebrates. A partial spawner, breeding during high-water periods (Ref. 7248). Known to migrate up rivers and on to floodplains during flood season (Ref. 13337).

aquarium: commercial