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