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Alestidae;
	;
	; Brycinus longipinnis;
; Scientific classification ;
Kingdom:;	; Animalia;
Phylum:;	; Chordata;
Class:;	; Actinopterygii;
Order:;	; Characiformes;
Suborder:;	; Characoidei;
Family:;	; Alestidae; Cockerell 1910;
Genera;
	; Alestes; ; Alestopetersius; ; ?Arnoldichthys; ; ; Bathyaethiops; ; Brachypetersius; ; Brycinus; ; Bryconaethiops; ; Clupeocharax; ; Hemigrammopetersius; ; Hydrocynus; ; Ladigesia; ; ?Lepidarchus; ; ; Micralestes; ; Nannopetersius; ; Petersius; ; Phenacogrammus; ; Rhabdalestes; ; Tricuspidalestes; ;

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.

Taxonomy

Taxonomy based on Van der Laan 2017^[2] and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016.^[3]

Family Alestiidae Cockerell 1910
- Genus †Alestoides Monod & Gaudant 1998
- Genus †Arabocharax Micklich & Roscher 1990
- Genus †Bunocharax Van Neer 1994
- Genus †Eurocharax Gaudant 1980
- Genus †Mahengecharax Murray 2003
- Genus †Sindacharax Greenwood & Howes 1975
- Genus Brycinus Valenciennes 1850 [Brycinus macrolepidotus species-group]
- Subfamily Bryconaethiopinae Hoedeman 1951
  - Genus Bryconaethiops Günther 1873
  - Genus Brachyalestes Günther 1864 [Brycinus nurse species-group]
- Subfamily Petersiinae Poll 1967
  - Genus Alestopetersius Hoedeman 1951 [Duboisialestes Poll 1967]
  - Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler 1949
  - Genus Brachypetersius (Fowler 1956)
  - Genus Clupeocharax Pellégrin 1926
  - Genus Nannopetersius (Hoedeman 1956)
  - Genus Petersius Hilgendorf 1894
  - Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann 1907
  - Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll 1967
- Subfamily Alestinae Roberts 1969
  - Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel 1844
  - Genus Bryconalestes Hoedeman 1951 [Brycinus longipinnis species-group]
  - Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellégrin 1926
  - Genus Hydrocynus (Cuvier 1816)
  - Genus Ladigesia Géry 1968
  - Genus Micralestes Boulenger 1899
  - Genus Rhabdalestes (Hoedeman 1951)

References

^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 0-471-25031-7

^ van der Laan, Richard (December 2017). Freshwater fish list (PDF) (23rd ed.). p. 997. ISSN 2468-9157.

^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Terry C. Grande; Mark V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.

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[1] Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 0-471-25031-7

[2] van der Laan, Richard (December 2017). Freshwater fish list (PDF) (23rd ed.). p. 997. ISSN 2468-9157.

[3] Nelson, Joseph S.; Terry C. Grande; Mark V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.

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Brycinus longipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Suborder:	Characoidei
Family:	Alestidae Cockerell 1910
Genera
Alestes Alestopetersius ?Arnoldichthys Bathyaethiops Brachypetersius Brycinus Bryconaethiops Clupeocharax Hemigrammopetersius Hydrocynus Ladigesia ?Lepidarchus Micralestes Nannopetersius Petersius Phenacogrammus Rhabdalestes Tricuspidalestes