Alestopetersius smykalai

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

Alestopetersius smykalai is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in the lower Niger River.

Description

Alestopetersius smykalai reaches a total length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The tetra is named in honor of E. R. Smykala, who procured the original specimen.

References

1. Olaosebikan, B.D.; Snoeks, J.; Lalèyè, P. & Contreras MacBeath, T. (2020). "Alestopetersius smykalai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T169424A134744715. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T169424A134744715.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 smykalai". FishBase . February 2015 version.

• Paugy, D., 1990. Characidae. p. 195-236. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren et O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p.