Alestopetersius

Alestopetersius is a genus of characins, fish found mostly in Congo River Basin in Middle Africa with one species (A. smykalai) from the lower Niger River in Nigeria. There are currently 10 described species in this genus.

Alestopetersius
Alestopetersius caudalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Hoedeman, 1951

Species

  • Alestopetersius bifasciatus (Poll, 1967)
  • Alestopetersius brichardi Poll, 1967
  • Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899) (Yellowtail tetra)
  • Alestopetersius compressus (Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963)
  • Alestopetersius conspectus Mbimbe & Stiassny, 2012[1]
  • Alestopetersius hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Alestopetersius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967
  • Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967
  • Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951

References

  1. Mbimbi M.M., J.J. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2012). "A new Alestopetersius (Characiformes: Alestidae) from the Kwilu River (Kasai basin) of central Africa; with a phylogeny for the genus and synonymy of Duboisialestes." Zootaxa 3166: 59–68.


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