Hemigrammopetersius urotaenia

Hemigrammopetersius urotaenia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Hemigrammopetersius
Species:
H. urotaenia
Binomial name
Hemigrammopetersius urotaenia
(Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Micralestes urotaenia Boulenger, 1909
  • Phenacogrammus urotaenia (Boulenger 1909)

Hemigrammopetersius urotaenia is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is endemic to the Ntem and Ogowe River basins in Gabon and Cameroon.

Description

Hemigrammopetersius urotaenia reaches a total length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Phenacogrammus urotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167973A6428867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T167973A6428867.en. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemigrammopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phenacogrammus urotaenia". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p.