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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras

Genus: Alestopetersius

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius bifasciatus
[]
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Africa
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius brichardi
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899)

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Alestopetersius caudalis
[Yellowtail tetra]
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Africa
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius compressus
[]
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Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius conspectus
[]
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Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Alestopetersius nigropterus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Alestopetersius smykalai
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius tumbensis
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10 Species of Family Alestidae with Genus Alestopetersius
(African tetras)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1967 Alestopetersius bifasciatus Africa 5.7 SL
1967 Alestopetersius brichardi Africa 7.9 SL
1899 Alestopetersius caudalis Yellowtail tetra Africa 6.2 TL
1963 Alestopetersius compressus Africa 7.8 SL
2012 Alestopetersius conspectus Africa 5.7 SL
1899 Alestopetersius hilgendorfi Africa 10 TL
1899 Alestopetersius leopoldianus Africa 9 TL
1967 Alestopetersius nigropterus Africa 6.5 SL
1967 Alestopetersius smykalai Africa 6 TL
1951 Alestopetersius tumbensis Africa 4.4 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013