Alestes is a genus in the family Alestidae, known as the "African Characidae" as they are found exclusively on that continent. As suggested by that name, they Alestidae was formerly included in Characidae. Myletes is a synonym of Alestes,[1] but the former name has historically also been used for various South American serrasalmids.
| Alestes | |
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| Alestes baremoze | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Subfamily: | Alestinae |
| Genus: | Alestes J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Salmo niloticus | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Myletes | |
Within the Lake Chad basin, Alestes and Hydrocynus, collectively known as salanga, are lightly smoked and dried.[2]
Species
editThere are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Alestes ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
- Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835) (Silversides)
- Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) (Characin)
- Alestes inferus Stiassny, Schelly & Mamonekene, 2009
- Alestes liebrechtsii Boulenger, 1898
- Alestes macrophthalmus Günther, 1867 (Torpedo robber)
- Alestes stuhlmannii Pfeffer, 1896
- Species brought into synonymy
- Alestes bouboni Roman, 1973: synonym of Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832)
- Alestes chaperi Sauvage, 1882: synonym of Brycinus longipinnis (Günther, 1864)
- Alestes longipinnis (Günther, 1864): synonym of Brycinus longipinnis (Günther, 1864)
- Alestes luteus Roman, 1966: synonym of Brycinus luteus (Roman, 1966)
- Alestes macrolepiditus (Valenciennes, 1850): synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
- Alestes macrolepidotus (Valenciennes, 1850): synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
- Alestes rutilus Boulenger, 1916: synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
References
edit- ^ Myletes Cuvier, 1814, Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Fisheries Development Within the Framework of the Lake Chad Basin Commission by A. Staunch, presented at the Symposium on the Evaluation of Fishery Resources in the Development and Management of Inland Fisheries, 1972 (hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization)
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alestes". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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