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Alestopetersius hilgendorfi is a species of African tetras found in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[1]

Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Alestopetersius
Species:	A. hilgendorfi
Binomial name
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi (Boulenger), 1899
Synonyms
Petersius hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1899 Alestopetersius hilgendorfi hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899) Hemigrammopetersius hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899) Micralestes hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899) Petersius modestus Boulenger, 1899 Hemigrammopetersius modestus Boulenger, 1899) Micralestes modestus (Boulenger, 1899)

Etmology

The tetra is named in honor of zoologist and paleontologist Franz Hilgendorf (1839-1904), who was the one who established the Petersius genus in 1894.[2]

References

• 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.

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