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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Alestopetersius: Greek, a = without + Greek, lestes = thief + Peters, 1877, naturalist, expeditionary in Asia.
More on author: Poll.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: 8 - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)

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Africa: Lower Niger (Ref. 2880, 81279).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2880)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 22. Diagnosis: 5.5-6.5 scales above lateral line; lateral line complete; 25-26 lateral line scales; 18-19 branched rays of anal fin; 16 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (Ref. 2880, 81279).

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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. (Ref. 2880)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Endangered (EN) (B2ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 10 May 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967