Alestopetersius tumbensis
| Alestopetersius tumbensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius |
| Species: | A. tumbensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951
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Alestopetersius tumbensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in the Malebo Pool, the Kwenge River of the Kwilu River drainage and Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Description
Alestopetersius tumbensis reaches a standard length of 4.3 cm (1.7 in).[3]
References
- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius tumbensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182618A7927757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182618A7927757.en. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alestopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius tumbensis". 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.