Alestes

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Alestes
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Alestes baremoze
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Alestes
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1846
Type species
Salmo niloticus
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Myletes

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 serrasalmines.

Within the Lake Chad basin, Alestes and Hydrocynus, collectively known as salanga, are lightly smoked and dried.[2]

Species[]

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Alestes bouboni Roman, 1973: synonym of (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 (Roman, 1966)
  • Alestes macrolepiditus (Valenciennes, 1850): synonym of Valenciennes, 1850
  • Alestes macrolepidotus (Valenciennes, 1850): synonym of Valenciennes, 1850
  • Alestes rutilus Boulenger, 1916: synonym of Valenciennes, 1850

References[]

  1. ^ Myletes Cuvier, 1814, Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Alestes in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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