African Blue Tetra

Alestopetersius bifasciatus

Lake Tumba waters meet the Tshuapa River

Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Alestopetersius bifasciatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in Lake Tumba and the Tshuapa River with related rivers in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Alestopetersius
Water type: Freshwater