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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Alestidae |
Genus: | Alestopetersius |
Species: | A. compressus
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Binomial name | |
Alestopetersius compressus (Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963)
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Description
editAlestopetersius compressus reaches a standard length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.