Alestopetersius conspectus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Species: Alestopetersius conspectus

Name

Alestopetersius conspectus Mbimbi Mayi Munene & Stiassny, 2012

Holotype: AMNH 253473, ♂, 52.9 mm SL.

Paratypes:

• AMNH 253475, 9 specimens, 42.3–53.6 mm SL
• AMNH 253476, 10 specimens, 45.5–56.9 mm SL
• AMNH 253477, 5 specimens, 42.4–49.2 mm SL
• MRAC B1-19-P-5-6, 2 specimens, 44.8–44.9 mm SL
• CU 96797, 2 specimens, 42.3–44.3 mm SL

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Bandundu Province, Kwilu River at Carrefour, 05.19160° S, 18.94947° E, Coll. J.J. Mbimbi Mayi Munene, 24 February 2011.

References

• Mbimbi Mayi Munene, J.J. & Stiassny, M.L.J. 2012: A new Alestopetersius (Characiformes: Alestidae) from the Kwilu River (Kasai basin) of central Africa; with a phylogeny for the genus and synonymy of Duboisialestes. Zootaxa, 3166: 59–68. [1]