Brachypetersius

Genus of fishes

Brachypetersius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Subfamily: Petersiinae
Genus: Brachypetersius
Hoedeman, 1956

Brachypetersius is a genus of African tetras found in Middle Africa. There are currently six described species.

Species

  • Brachypetersius altus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Brachypetersius cadwaladeri (Fowler, 1930)
  • Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll, 1967
  • Brachypetersius huloti (Poll, 1954)
  • Brachypetersius notospilus (Pellegrin, 1930)
  • Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Poll, 1967

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brachypetersius in FishBase. August 2016 version.
Taxon identifiers
Brachypetersius


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