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Alestes
Müller & Troschel, 1844
(fish)
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Alestidae (Family) - African tetras
..Alestion (Genus)
..Alestopetersius (Genus)
..Bathyaethiops (Genus)
..Brachyalestes (Genus)
..Brachypetersius (Genus)
..Brycinus (Genus)
..Bryconaethiops (Genus)
..Bryconalestes (Genus)
..Clupeocharax (Genus)
..Hemigrammopetersius (Genus)
..Hydrocynus (Genus)
..Ladigesia (Genus)
..Micralestes (Genus)
..Nannopetersius (Genus)
..Petersius (Genus)
..Phenacogrammus (Genus)
..Rhabdalestes (Genus)
..Tricuspidalestes (Genus)
..Alestes (Genus)
....Alestes ansorgii (Species)
....Alestes baremoze (Species)
....Alestes bartoni (Species)
....Alestes batesii (Species)
....Alestes bimaculatus (Species)
....Alestes bouboni (Species)
....Alestes carmesinus (Species)
....Alestes comptus (Species)
....Alestes dentex (Species)
....Alestes grandisquamis (Species)
....Alestes humilis (Species)
....Alestes liebrechtsii (Species)
....Alestes macrophthalmus (Species)
....Alestes peringueyi (Species)
....Alestes rhodopleura (Species)
....Alestes schoutedeni (Species)
....Alestes stuhlmannii (Species)
....Alestes taeniurus (Species)
....Alestes tessmanni (Species)
....Alestes tholloni (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
J. Müller & F.H. Troschel, 1844
Original name
:
Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1844.
Arch. Naturgesch.
10
(1)
: 88.
Original rank
:
loc. cit.
Original spelling
:
loc. cit.
Types
Type of
:
Alestidae
(Family)
Cockerell, 1910
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; 21 May 2012.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Alestidi
(Tribe)
Hoedeman, 1951, orth. inval.
Type of
:
Alestiidae
(Family)
Nelson, 2006, nom. illeg.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Myletes
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1814, nom. rej.
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025.
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025