Alestopetersius compressus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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)

Alestopetersius compressus is a species of African tetra fish. It is found in the middle Congo River basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description[edit]

Alestopetersius compressus reaches a standard length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181956A7773009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181956A7773009.en. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.