Brachypetersius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Alestidae
Genus: Brachypetersius
Species: B. cadwaladeri - B. huloti - B. notospilus - B. pseudonummifer
Name
Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956

Brachypetersius is a genus of African tetras found in Middle Africa. There are currently six described species.
Species

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
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Brachypetersius in FishBase. August 2016 version