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Alestopetersius
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Alestopetersius

Alestopetersius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes found mostly in Congo River Basin in Middle Africa with one species, A. smykalai, from the lower Niger River in Nigeria.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Yellowtail Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius caudalis

Brichard's Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius brichardi

Hilgendorf's Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius hilgendorfi

African Rainbow Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius nigropterus

Pearly Blue Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius compressus

Mirror-scale Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius leopoldianus

African Blue Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius bifasciatus

Tumba Diamond Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius tumbensis

Quartz Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius conspectus

Bleher's Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius bleheri

Blue Diamond Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius smykalai

Nacre Tetra

speciesAlestopetersius taeniatus

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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 86322.