Brachypetersius is a genus of African tetras found in Middle Africa. There are currently six described species.
| Brachypetersius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Subfamily: | Petersiinae |
| Genus: | Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956 |
Species edit
- 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 edit
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brachypetersius in FishBase. August 2016 version.
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