Bathyaethiops

Bathyaethiops
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus:
Fowler, 1949
Type species
Bathyaethiops greeni
Fowler, 1949[1]
Synonyms[1]

Bathyaethiops is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The fishes in this genus are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops baka Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945) (Rectangle-spot moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Red-back moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949 (Green's moon tetra)

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathyaethiops". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bathyaethiops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.