| Alestidae | |
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| Brycinus longipinnis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Characoidei |
| Family: | Alestidae Cockerell 1910 |
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African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa.[1] This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tigerfish.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy 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 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 [Duboisialestes Poll 1967]
- Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler 1949
- Genus Brachypetersius (Fowler 1956)
- Genus Clupeocharax Pellégrin 1926
- Genus Nannopetersius (Hoedeman 1956)
- 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
- ^ 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.