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Petersius

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Petersius is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The only species in the genus is Petersius conserialis. It is endemic to the Rufiji and Ruvu Rivers in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCharaciformes
  5. FamilyAlestidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records
15
With media
2
Family
Alestidae
Collections
CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, NHMUK, ANSP, NRM
Recorded in
Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Nigeria, Dr Congo, Angola, Zambia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Alestidae
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Petersius
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Petersius is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The only species in the genus is Petersius conserialis. It is endemic to the Rufiji and Ruvu Rivers in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.

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