Alestidae
African tetras are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. 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 and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016.
- 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
- * Subfamily Bryconaethiopinae Hoedeman 1951
- ** Genus Bryconaethiops Günther 1873
- ** Genus Brachyalestes Günther 1864
- * Subfamily Petersiinae Poll 1967
- ** Genus Alestopetersius Hoedeman 1951
- ** Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler 1949
- ** Genus Brachypetersius
- ** Genus Clupeocharax Pellégrin 1926
- ** Genus Nannopetersius
- ** 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
- ** Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellégrin 1926
- ** Genus Hydrocynus
- ** Genus Ladigesia Géry 1968
- ** Genus Micralestes Boulenger 1899
- ** Genus Rhabdalestes
