| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Characiformes | Alestidae |
| Scientific Name: | Alestopetersius compressus |
| Species Authority: | (Poll & Gosse, 1963) |
| Synonym(s): |
Hemigrammopetersius compressus (Poll & Gosse, 1963)
Petersius compressus Poll & Gosse, 1963
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Date Assessed: | 2009-02-16 |
| Assessor(s): | Moelants, T. |
| Reviewer(s): | Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K. |
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Justification: The species is widespread or without major threats throughout the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | Alestopetersius compressus is known from Yangambi and from Buta, and Lac Maindombe in the Central Congo River basin. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
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| Population: | No information available. | ||
| Current Population Trend: |  Unknown | ||
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This is a pelagic species. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None known. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
| Citation: | Moelants, T. 2010. Alestopetersius compressus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T181956A7773009. . Downloaded on 21 August 2017. |
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