Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-tailed African tetra (Alestopetersius caudalis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the African tetra family Alestidae. This species is found in the Congo River basin, in both the DRC and the Republic of the Congo (via an unsubstantiated report).
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-tailed African tetra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:25.577264+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1899)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Alestidae
- Genus
- Alestopetersius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAlestidae Cockerell, 1910
- genusAlestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
- speciesAlestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alestopetersius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alestopetersius compressus (Poll & Gosse, 1963) | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alestopetersius hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899) | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemmigrammopetersius brumpti (Pellegrin, 1906) (Pellegrin, 1906) | synonym |
| Micralestes grandi Fowler, 1936 Fowler, 1936 | synonym |
| Petersius xenurus Boulenger, 1920 Boulenger, 1920 | synonym |
| Alestopetersius hilgendorfi grandi (Fowler, 1936) (Fowler, 1936) | synonym |
| Alestopetersius leopoldianus brumpti (Pellegrin, 1906) (Pellegrin, 1906) | synonym |
| Alestopetersius xenurus xenurus (Boulenger, 1920) (Boulenger, 1920) | synonym |
| Phenacogrammus leopoldianus brumpti (Pellegrin, 1906) (Pellegrin, 1906) | synonym |
| Petersius brumpti Pellegrin, 1906 Pellegrin, 1906 | synonym |
| Petersius caudalis Boulenger, 1899 Boulenger, 1899 | synonym |
| Hemigrammopetersius xenurus (Boulenger, 1920) (Boulenger, 1920) | synonym |
| Phenacogrammus caudalis (Boulenger, 1899) (Boulenger, 1899) | synonym |
| Phenacogrammus xenurus (Boulenger, 1920) (Boulenger, 1920) | synonym |
| Hemigrammopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899) (Boulenger, 1899) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1015202 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:BP9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.