Alestopetersius compressus

Alestopetersius compressus is a species of African tetras found in the middle Congo River basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species reaches a length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).[1]

Alestopetersius compressus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Species:
A. compressus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius compressus
(Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Petersius compressus Poll & Gosse, 1963
  • Hemigrammopetersius compressus (Poll & Gosse, 1963)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Alestopetersius compressus" in 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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