Mirror-scale Tetra

Alestopetersius leopoldianus

Lake Mai Ndombe reaches Wagenia Falls

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Alestopetersius leopoldianus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in Lake Mai-Ndombe, the middle Congo River, lower Lomami River and Wagenia Falls in the middle Congo River basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Lake Mai Ndombe (Ref. 42032 ), middle Congo River, lower Lomami and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245 ) in the middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in Lake Victoria (error in CLOFFA).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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