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Alestopetersius leopoldianus

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Species of fish

Alestopetersius leopoldianus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Species: A. leopoldianus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Petersius leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899
  • Hemigrammopetersius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Phenacogrammus leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)

Alestopetersius leopoldianus is a species of African tetra fish 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

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

References

  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. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Alestopetersius leopoldianus


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