// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Nannopetersius say? "I'm a reel good fish.
| Nannopetersius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1951[1] |
| Type species | |
| Petersius ansorgii | |
Nannopetersius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes are found in West Central Africa.
Species
[edit]Nannopetersius contains the following species:[2]
- Nannopetersius ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
- Nannopetersius lamberti Poll, 1967
- Nannopetersius mutambuei Lunkayilakio & Vreven, 2008
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannopetersius". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nannopetersius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
 | This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |