Alestopetersius nigropterus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius |
| Species: | A. nigropterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967
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Alestopetersius nigropterus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in Lake Mai-Ndombe in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Description
[edit]Alestopetersius nigropterus reaches a standard length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius nigropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182881A7994284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182881A7994284.en. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius nigropterus". 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.
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