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Alestidae Cockerell, 1910

267003  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267003)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Characiformes (Order)
  11. Alestidae (Family)
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Family
Alestiidae · unaccepted (spelling variation)

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  1. Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  2. Genus Alestion Roberts, 2019
  3. Genus Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
  4. Genus Arnoldichthys Myers, 1926
  5. Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
  6. Genus Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956
  7. Genus Brycinus Valenciennes, 1850
  8. Genus Bryconaethiops Günther, 1873
  9. Genus Bryconalestes Hoedeman, 1951
  10. Genus Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
  11. Genus Duboisialestes Poll, 1967
  12. Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926
  13. Genus Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
  14. Genus Ladigesia Géry, 1968
  15. Genus Lepidarchus Roberts, 1966
  16. Genus Micralestes Boulenger, 1899
  17. Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1956
  18. Genus Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
  19. Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
  20. Genus Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
  21. Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967
  22. Genus Virilia Roberts, 1967
  23. Genus Alestobrycon Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Bryconalestes Hoedeman, 1951
  24. Genus Brachyalestes Günther, 1864 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  25. Genus Clupeopetersius Pellegrin, 1928 accepted as Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
  26. Genus Hemigrammalestes Pellegrin, 1926 accepted as Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
  27. Genus Hemmigrammopetersius accepted as Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  28. Genus Hydocynus accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  29. Genus Hydrocinus accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  30. Genus Hydrocion accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
  31. Genus Rabdalestes accepted as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1910). The scales of the African characinid fishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 56:1–10. [details]   
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Alestidae Cockerell, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267003 on 2024-05-10
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2008-01-10 07:31:11Z
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Decock, Wim
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Cockerell, T. D. A. (1910). The scales of the African characinid fishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 56:1–10. [details]   

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
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English African tetras  [details]
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