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Alestopetersius bifasciatus

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Alestopetersius bifasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Species:
A. bifasciatus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius bifasciatus
Poll, 1967
Synonyms
  • Duboisialestes bifasciatus Poll, 1967
  • Hemigrammopetersius bifasciatus (Poll, 1967)

Alestopetersius bifasciatus is a species of African tetra fish. It is found in Lake Tumba and the Tshuapa River with related rivers in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

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Alestopetersius bifasciatus reaches a standard length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius bifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182425A7882457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182425A7882457.en. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius bifasciatus". 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.