Alestopetersius caudalisYellow-Tailed Congo Tetra
Alestidae · Boulenger, 1899
Max length
60mm SL2.4in SL
The yellow-tailed Congo tetra, Alestopetersius caudalis, is an alestid from the lower Congo region, recorded upriver as far as the Irebu channel. Also traded as the 'yellow-finned', 'yellowtail' or 'blue Congo' tetra, it is occasionally bred commercially, though not on the scale of its better-known relative Phenacogrammus interruptus. Adult males develop extended median caudal-fin rays, and the narrow dark lateral stripe broadens markedly on the caudal fin.