Zaireichthys brevis is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family loach catfishes. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 3.4 cm.
Africa: Rusizi (Ref. 87863), Lukuga (Lake Tanganyika outlet), Lake Tanganyika tributaries (Ref. 36901) and upper Lualaba (upper Congo River) (Ref. 2970) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as Lake Mweru in Zambia (Ref. 246) and the lower Luapula (Ref. 45616)
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 from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, usually measured with the lobes compressed along the midline. It is a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the body