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Alestopetersius

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Alestopetersius
Alestopetersius caudalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Subfamily: Petersiinae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Hoedeman, 1951
Synonyms

Duboisialestes Poll, 1967

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.

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alestopetersius". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  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.