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Alestidae

Also known as: African characins, African tetras, Afrikaanse karperzalmen, Afrikanische Salmler, Afrikinės tetros, Alestesowate, Robber Tetras, Robbers and Tigerfish

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyAlestidae
Published inCockerell, T. D. A. (1910). The scales of the African characinid fishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 56:1–10.
HabitatFRESHWATER
Genera20
Species records held93
Descendant taxa (GBIF)256
GBIF key7199

Genera in Alestidae

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.