Alestopetersius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)

Family:  Alestidae (African tetras)
Max. size:  9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; 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).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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