Alestopetersius compressus

Alestopetersius compressus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Alestopetersius
Species:	A. compressus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius compressus (Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963)
Synonyms [2]
Petersius compressusPoll & Gosse, 1963 Phenacogrammus compressus(Poll & Gosse, 1963)

Alestopetersius compressus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in the middle Congo River basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

Alestopetersius compressus reaches a standard length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in). ^[3]

References

1. 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.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alestopetersius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 June 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius compressus". 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.