Alestopetersius bleheri
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| Alestopetersius bleheri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius |
| Species: | A. bleheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Alestopetersius bleheri (Géry, 1995) | |
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Alestopetersius bleheri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is known only from a small tributary of the Bari River in the Lua River system in the Ubangi River drainage, in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Description
[edit]Alestopetersius bleheri reaches a standard length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[4]
Etymology
[edit]Alestopetersius bleheri is named in honor of explorer and ornamental fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher, who provided many specimens for Géry's study, including the type specimen of this species.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Phenacogrammus bleheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T167966A6427898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T167966A6427898.en. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alestopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Géry, J., 1995. Description of new or poorly known Alestinae (Teleostei: Characiformes: Alestidae) from Africa, with a note on the generic concept in the Alestinae. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 1(4):37-64.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phenacogrammus bleheri". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (19 May 2025). "Family ALESTIDAE Cockerell 1910 (African Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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