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Hilgendorf's Tetra
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This species is found in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From the article Alestopetersius hilgendorfi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The species epithet is named in honor of zoologist and paleontologist Franz Hilgendorf (1839-1904), who was the one who erected the genus Petersius in 1894.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 93652.