Alestopetersius
| Alestopetersius | |
|---|---|
| Alestopetersius caudalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Petersius hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alestopetersius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes found mostly in Congo River Basin in Middle Africa with one species, A. smykalai, from the lower Niger River in Nigeria.