Alestopetersius nigropterus

Alestopetersius nigropterus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Alestopetersius
Species:	A. nigropterus
Binomial name
Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967
Synonyms [2]
Phenacogrammus nigropterus(Poll, 1967)

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

Description

Alestopetersius nigropterus reaches a standard length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). ^[3]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius nigropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182881A7994284. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182881A7994284.en . Retrieved 26 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 nigropterus". 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.