Biology:Alestopetersius brichardi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius |
| Species: | A. brichardi
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| Alestopetersius brichardi Poll, 1967
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Alestopetersius brichardi is a species of African tetras found in the Malebo Pool, the middle Congo River, the Ruki River drainage and the Lomami River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species reaches a length of 7.9 cm (3.1 in).[1]
Etymology
The Tetra is named in honor of aquarium-fish exporter Pierre Brichard (1921-1990).[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Alestopetersius brichardi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families DISTICHODONTIDAE, CITHARINIDAE, CRENUCHIDAE, ALESTIDAE and HEPSETIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes1/.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q6416515 entry
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