African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish found exclusively in Africa.[1] This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tigerfish.
| Alestidae | |
|---|---|
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| Brycinus longipinnis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Characoidei |
| Family: | Alestidae Cockerell 1910 |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
editTaxonomy based on Van der Laan 2017[2] and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016.[3]
- Family Alestiidae Cockerell, 1910
- Genus †Alestoides Monod & Gaudant, 1998
- Genus †Arabocharax Micklich & Roscher, 1990
- Genus †Bunocharax Van Neer, 1994
- Genus †Eurocharax Gaudant, 1980
- Genus †Mahengecharax Murray, 2003
- Genus †Sindacharax Greenwood & Howes, 1975
- Genus Arnoldichthys G. S. Myers, 1926 [Brycinus macrolepidotus species-group]
- Genus Brycinus Valenciennes, 1850 [Brycinus macrolepidotus species-group]
- Subfamily Bryconaethiopinae Hoedeman, 1951
- Genus Bryconaethiops Günther, 1873
- Genus Brachyalestes Günther, 1864 [Brycinus nurse species-group]
- Subfamily Petersiinae Poll, 1967
- Genus Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951 inc. Duboisialestes Poll 1967
- Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
- Genus Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956
- Genus Clupeocharax Pellégrin, 1926
- Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
- Genus Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
- Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967
- Subfamily Alestinae Roberts, 1969
- Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Genus Bryconalestes Hoedeman, 1951 [Brycinus longipinnis species-group]
- Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellégrin 1926
- Genus Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Ladigesia Géry, 1968
- Genus Micralestes Boulenger, 1899
- Genus Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
References
edit- ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7
- ^ van der Laan, Richard (December 2017). Freshwater fish list (PDF) (23rd ed.). p. 997. ISSN 2468-9157.
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Terry C. Grande; Mark V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
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