Alestopetersius leopoldianus

Alestopetersius leopoldianus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Alestopetersius
Species:	A. leopoldianus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms [2]
Petersius leopoldianusBoulenger, 1899 Phenacogrammus leopoldianus(Boulenger, 1899)

Alestopetersius leopoldianus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in Lake Mai-Ndombe, the middle Congo River, lower Lomami River and Wagenia Falls in the middle Congo River basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

Alestopetersius leopoldianus reaches a total length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in). ^[3]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius leopoldianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T181735A7717323. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181735A7717323.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 13 June 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alestopetersius leopoldianus". 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.