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Hemigrammopetersius major

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Hemigrammopetersius major is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in the Dja River, of the Sangha drainage, of the middle Congo River basin, and in the Nyong, Ntem and Sanaga river basins in Cameroon.

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Hemigrammopetersius major
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Hemigrammopetersius
Species:
H. major
Binomial name
Hemigrammopetersius major
(Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms[2]
  • Petersius major Boulenger, 1903
  • Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger 1903)
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Description

Hemigrammopetersius major reaches a standard length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).[3]

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