Alestopetersius conspectus

Alestopetersius conspectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Species:
A. conspectus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius conspectus

Alestopetersius conspectus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in Kwilu River in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

Alestopetersius conspectus reaches a standard length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).

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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius conspectus". FishBase. February 2015 version.