Alestidae

Alestidae

Alestidae

Family of fishes

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.

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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 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
    • Subfamily Alestinae Roberts, 1969

References

  1. [1]
    Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7
  2. [2]
    van der Laan, Richard (December 2017). Freshwater fish list (PDF) (23rd ed.). p. 997. ISSN 2468-9157.
  3. [3]
    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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