Alestidae

Alestidae
	Brycinus longipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Suborder:	Characoidei
Family:	Alestidae; Cockerell 1910
Genera
	Alestes; Alestopetersius; ?Arnoldichthys; Bathyaethiops; Brachypetersius; Brycinus; Bryconaethiops; Clupeocharax; Hemigrammopetersius; Hydrocynus; Ladigesia; ?Lepidarchus; Micralestes; Nannopetersius; Petersius; Phenacogrammus; Rhabdalestes; Tricuspidalestes;

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.

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[1] Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7

[2] van der Laan, Richard (December 2017). Freshwater fish list (PDF) (23rd ed.). p. 997. ISSN 2468-9157.

[3] Nelson, Joseph S.; Terry C. Grande; Mark V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.