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Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Alestopetersius: Greek, a = without + Greek, lestes = thief + Peters, 1877, naturalist, expeditionary in Asia.
More on author: Géry.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: only known from the type locality on the Sangha River in Cameroon (Ref. 28773).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28773)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Géry, J., 1996. On a small collection of characiform fishes from the middle Sangha River, Zaïre basin, with the description of a new Phenacogrammus (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Alestidae). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 2(1):4-11. (Ref. 28773)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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