Nannopetersius

Nannopetersius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Nannopetersius; Hoedeman, 1951
Type species
	Petersius ansorgii; Boulenger, 1910

Nannopetersius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes are found in West Central Africa.

Species

Nannopetersius contains the following species:

Nannopetersius ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
Nannopetersius lamberti Poll, 1967
Nannopetersius mutambuei Lunkayilakio & Vreven, 2008

References

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

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nannopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nannopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.