''Alestopetersius'' is a genus of
characin
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s, fish found mostly in
Congo River Basin
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in
Middle Africa
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with one species (''A. smykalai'') from the lower
Niger River
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in
Nigeria
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. There are currently 10 described species in this genus.
Species
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Alestopetersius bifasciatus
''Alestopetersius bifasciatus'' is a species of African tetras found in Lake Tumba and the Tshuapa River with related rivers in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (fre ...
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(Poll
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, 1967)
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Alestopetersius brichardi
''Alestopetersius brichardi'' is a species of African tetras found in the Malebo Pool, the middle Congo River, the Ruki River drainage and the Lomami River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The ...
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Poll
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, 1967
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Alestopetersius caudalis
The yellow-tailed African tetra (''Alestopetersius caudalis'') is a freshwater fish that lives in the Congo River basin. It is found in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo (via an unsubstantiated report). It ...
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( Boulenger, 1899) (Yellowtail tetra)
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Alestopetersius compressus
''Alestopetersius compressus'' is a species of African tetras found in the middle Congo River basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquia ...
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(Poll
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& J. P. Gosse, 1963)
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Alestopetersius conspectus
''Alestopetersius conspectus'' is a species of African tetras found in Kwilu River in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (R ...
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Mbimbe & Stiassny, 2012[Mbimbi M.M., J.J. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2012). "A new ''Alestopetersius'' (Characiformes: Alestidae) from the Kwilu River (Kasai basin) of central Africa; with a phylogeny for the genus and synonymy of ''Duboisialestes''." ''Zootaxa'' 3166: 59–68.]
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Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
''Alestopetersius hilgendorfi'' is a species of African tetras found in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species reaches a length of .
Etmology
The tetra is named in honor of zoologist and paleontologist ...
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( Boulenger, 1899)
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Alestopetersius leopoldianus
''Alestopetersius leopoldianus'' is a species of African tetras found in Lake Mai Ndombe, the middle Congo River, lower Lomami and Wagenia Falls in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Repub ...
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( Boulenger, 1899)
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Alestopetersius nigropterus
''Alestopetersius nigropterus'' is a species of African tetras found in Lake Mai-Ndombe in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Con ...
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Poll
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Figurative head counts
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling places o ...
, 1967
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Alestopetersius smykalai
''Alestopetersius smykalai'' is a species of African tetras found in the lower Niger River
The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highland ...
''
Poll
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Figurative head counts
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling places o ...
, 1967
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Alestopetersius tumbensis
''Alestopetersius tumbensis'' is a species of African tetras found in the Malebo Pool, the Kwenge River of the Kwilu River drainage and Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: Répu ...
''
Hoedeman, 1951
References
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Alestidae
Fish of Africa
Taxa named by Jacobus Johannes Hoedeman
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