Alestidae

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Phenacogrammus interruptus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Alestidae
Genera (21): Alestes – Alestopetersius – Arnoldichthys – Bathyaethiops – Brachypetersius – Brycinus – Bryconalestes – Bryconaethiops – Clupeocharax – Hemigrammopetersius – Hydrocynus – Ladigesia – Lepidarchus – Micralestes – Nannopetersius – Petersius – Phenacogrammus – Rhabdalestes – Tricuspidalestes – Virilia – †Sindacharax

Name[edit]

Alestidae Fowler, 1958

Type genus: Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844

Synonymy[edit]

  • Alestidi Fowler, 1958
  • Alestiidae Roberts, 1969
  • Alestiinae Roberts, 1969

References[edit]

  • Fowler, H.W. 1958: Some new taxonomic names of fishlike vertebrates. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) 310: 1–16. PDF
  • Gery, J., 1995: Description of new or poorly known Alestinae (Telostei: Characiformes: Alestidae) from Africa, with a note on the generic concept of the Alestinae. International Journal of Ichthyology 1 (4): 37–63.
  • Murray, A.M., & K.M. Stewart 2002: Phylogenetic relationships of the African genera Alestes and Brycinus (Teleostei, Characiformes, Alestidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80 (11): 1887–1899. DOI: 10.1139/z02-168
  • Oliveira, C. et al. 2011: Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling. BMC evolutionary biology 11: 275. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-275 Reference page
  • Roberts, T.R. 1969: Osteology and relationships of characoid fishes, particularly the genera Hepsetus, Salminus, Hoplias, Ctenolucius, and Acestrorhynchus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 36(15): 391–500. BHL
  • Zanata, A.M. & Vari, R.P. 2005: The family Alestidae (Ostariophysi, Characiformes): a phylogenetic analysis of a trans-Atlantic clade. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 145: 1–144. PDF

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Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Afrikanische Salmler
English: African tetras, African characins
lietuvių: Afrikinės tetros
Nederlands: Afrikaanse karperzalmen
norsk: Afrikanske tetraer
polski: Alestesowate
தமிழ்: அலெஸ்ட்டீடீ
ไทย: ปลาเตตร้าแอฟริกัน
中文: 非洲脂鯉科
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