Micralestes
| Micralestes | |
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| Micralestes sardina collected in the Lukulu river, Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Boulenger, 1899[1] |
| Type species | |
| Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Micralestes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
Micralestes contains the following species:[2]
- Micralestes acutidens (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Sharptooth tetra)
- Micralestes ambiguus Géry, 1995
- Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936
- Micralestes comoensis Poll & Román, 1967
- Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967
- Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965
- Micralestes elongatus [Daget, 1957 (Elongated Turkana robber)
- Micralestes fodori Matthes, 1965
- Micralestes holargyreus (Günther, 1873)
- Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899
- Micralestes lualabae Poll, 1967
- Micralestes occidentalis (Günther, 1899)
- Micralestes pabrensis (Román, 1966)
- Micralestes schelly Stiassny & Mamonekene, 2007
- Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902
- Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger, 1917)
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Micralestes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2025.