Alestopetersius bleheri
Species of fish
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Alestopetersius bleheri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is known only from a small tributary of the Bari River in the Lua River system in the Ubangi River drainage, in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
| Alestopetersius bleheri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius |
| Species: | A. bleheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Alestopetersius bleheri (Géry, 1995) | |
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Description
Alestopetersius bleheri reaches a standard length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[4]
Etymology
Alestopetersius bleheri is named in honor of explorer and ornamental fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher, who provided many specimens for Géry's study, including the type specimen of this species.[5]
