| Alestopetersius | |
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| Alestopetersius caudalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Subfamily: | Petersiinae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951 |
| Synonyms | |
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Duboisialestes Poll, 1967 | |
Alestopetersius is a genus of characins, fish found mostly in Congo River Basin in Middle Africa with one species (A. smykalai) from the lower Niger River in Nigeria. There are currently 10 described species in this genus.