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Alestopetersius leopoldianus

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Alestopetersius leopoldianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Species:
A. leopoldianus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
  • Petersius leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899
  • Phenacogrammus leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)

Alestopetersius leopoldianus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in Lake Mai-Ndombe, the middle Congo River, lower Lomami River and Wagenia Falls in the middle Congo River basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

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Alestopetersius leopoldianus reaches a total length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius leopoldianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181735A7717323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181735A7717323.en. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alestopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius leopoldianus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.