Alestopetersius tumbensis

Alestopetersius tumbensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Alestopetersius
Species:	A. tumbensis
Binomial name
Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951
Synonyms [2]
Alestopetersius xenurus tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951 Duboisialestes tumbensis(Hoedeman, 1951)

Alestopetersius tumbensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in the Malebo Pool, the Kwenge River of the Kwilu River drainage and Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

Alestopetersius tumbensis reaches a standard length of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). ^[3]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Alestopetersius tumbensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182618A7927757. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182618A7927757.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 tumbensis". 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.