Alestidae | |
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Brycinus longipinnis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Suborder: | Characoidei |
Family: |
Alestidae Cockerell 1910 |
Genera | |
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.
Taxonomy based on Van der Laan 2017 [2] and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016. [3]
Alestidae | |
---|---|
Brycinus longipinnis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Suborder: | Characoidei |
Family: |
Alestidae Cockerell 1910 |
Genera | |
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.
Taxonomy based on Van der Laan 2017 [2] and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016. [3]