Author: (Hopson & Hopson, 1982)
FBname: Dwarf Lake Turkana robber
Comments: A pelagic species, usually occurring with <i>A. ferox</i>, widespread throughout the open waters of Lake Turkana; situated in midwater scattering layer during daylight hours; disperses through surface waters after dark; feeds chiefly on zooplankton with occasional small insects; spawns within the lake; matures at exceptionally small size for an <i>Alestes</i> (Ref. 53378).