Alestidae
Also known as: African characins, African tetras, Afrikaanse karperzalmen, Afrikanische Salmler, Afrikinės tetros, Alestesowate, Robber Tetras, Robbers and Tigerfish
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Characiformes |
| Family | Alestidae |
| Published in | Cockerell, T. D. A. (1910). The scales of the African characinid fishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 56:1–10. |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 20 |
| Species records held | 93 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 256 |
| GBIF key | 7199 |
Genera in Alestidae
- Brycinus — 36 species: Brycinus abeli, Brycinus affinis, Brycinus bartoni, Brycinus batesii, Brycinus bimaculatus, Brycinus brevis, Brycinus carmesinus, Brycinus carolinae
- Alestopetersius — 10 species: Alestopetersius bifasciatus, Alestopetersius brichardi, Alestopetersius caudalis, Alestopetersius compressus, Alestopetersius conspectus, Alestopetersius hilgendorfi, Alestopetersius leopoldianus, Alestopetersius nigropterus
- Phenacogrammus — 9 species: Phenacogrammus aurantiacus, Phenacogrammus bleheri, Phenacogrammus deheyni, Phenacogrammus interruptus, Phenacogrammus major, Phenacogrammus polli, Phenacogrammus stigmatura, Phenacogrammus taeniatus
- Alestes — 7 species: Alestes ansorgii, Alestes baremoze, Alestes dentex, Alestes inferus, Alestes liebrechtsii, Alestes macrophthalmus, Alestes stuhlmannii
- Bathyaethiops — 6 species: Bathyaethiops atercrinis, Bathyaethiops baka, Bathyaethiops breuseghemi, Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus, Bathyaethiops flammeus, Bathyaethiops greeni
- Brachypetersius — 6 species: Brachypetersius altus, Brachypetersius cadwaladeri, Brachypetersius gabonensis, Brachypetersius huloti, Brachypetersius notospilus, Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
- Bryconaethiops — 5 species: Bryconaethiops boulengeri, Bryconaethiops macrops, Bryconaethiops microstoma, Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae, Bryconaethiops yseuxi
- Hydrocynus — 5 species: Hydrocynus brevis, Hydrocynus forskahlii, Hydrocynus goliath, Hydrocynus tanzaniae, Hydrocynus vittatus
- Hemigrammopetersius — 2 species: Hemigrammopetersius barnardi, Hemigrammopetersius pulcher
- Petersius — 2 species: Petersius bahrsarae, Petersius conserialis
- Arnoldichthys — 1 species: Arnoldichthys spilopterus
- Bryconalestes — 1 species: Bryconalestes tholloni
- Ladigesia — 1 species: Ladigesia roloffi
- Lepidarchus — 1 species: Lepidarchus adonis
- Tricuspidalestes — 1 species: Tricuspidalestes caeruleus
- Alestion
- Clupeocharax
- Micralestes
- Nannopetersius
- Rhabdalestes
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.