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Family: Alestidae African tetras



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119 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Alestes ansorgii
[]

Photo by Payne, A.

Africa
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835)

Photo by Payne, A.
 
Alestes baremoze
[Silversides]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Alestes dentex
[Characin]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Alestes inferus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Alestes liebrechtsii
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Alestes macrophthalmus Günther, 1867

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Alestes macrophthalmus
[Torpedo robber]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Alestes stuhlmannii Pfeffer, 1896

Photo by FAO
 
Alestes stuhlmannii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius bifasciatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius brichardi
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Alestopetersius caudalis
[Yellowtail tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius compressus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius conspectus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Alestopetersius nigropterus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Alestopetersius smykalai
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius tumbensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Boulenger, 1909)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Arnoldichthys spilopterus
[Niger tetra]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Bathyaethiops atercrinis
[Black fin moon tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Bathyaethiops baka
[Dwarf moon tetra]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
[Rectangle spot moon tetra]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
[African moon tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Bathyaethiops flammeus
[Red-back moon tetra]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Bathyaethiops greeni
[Green's moon tetra]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Brachypetersius altus (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius altus
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Brachypetersius cadwaladeri (Fowler, 1930)

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius cadwaladeri
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll, 1967

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius gabonensis
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Brachypetersius huloti (Poll, 1954)

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius huloti
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 7.4 cm TL
Brachypetersius notospilus (Pellegrin, 1930)

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius notospilus
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Poll, 1967

Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
 
Brycinus abeli
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Brycinus affinis (Günther, 1894)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus affinis
[Redfin robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Brycinus bartoni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Brycinus batesii
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Brycinus bimaculatus (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus bimaculatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Brycinus brevis (Boulenger, 1903)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus brevis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Brycinus carmesinus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Brycinus carolinae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
 
Brycinus comptus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Brycinus derhami
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
 
Brycinus epuluensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Brycinus ferox
[Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Brycinus fwaensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus grandisquamis
[Pinkfin Alestes]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Brycinus humilis (Boulenger, 1905)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus humilis
[]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
Brycinus imberi (Peters, 1852)

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Brycinus imberi
[Spot-tail]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Brycinus intermedius
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912)

Photo by FAO
 
Brycinus jacksonii
[Victoria robber]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Brycinus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Brycinus kingsleyae
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Brycinus lateralis
[Stripped robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Brycinus leuciscus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 16.4 cm TL
Brycinus longipinnis (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus longipinnis
[Longfin tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Brycinus luteus
[]

Photo by Payne, A.

Africa
Max. Length 53 cm SL
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850

Photo by Payne, A.
 
Brycinus macrolepidotus
[True big-scale tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Brycinus minutus
[Dwarf Lake Turkana robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
 
Brycinus nigricauda
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus nurse
[Nurse tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Brycinus opisthotaenia
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
 
Brycinus peringueyi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Brycinus poptae
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger, 1906)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Brycinus rhodopleura
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 13.8 cm TL
Brycinus sadleri (Boulenger, 1906)

Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Brycinus sadleri
[Sadler's robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Brycinus schoutedeni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Brycinus taeniurus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.8 cm TL
 
Brycinus tessmanni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 89 cm SL
 
Brycinus tholloni
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Bryconaethiops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bryconaethiops boulengeri
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Bryconaethiops macrops Boulenger, 1920

Photo by FAO
 
Bryconaethiops macrops
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther, 1873

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bryconaethiops microstoma
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Bryconaethiops yseuxi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Clupeocharax schoutedeni
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi (Herre, 1936)

Photo by FAO
 
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi
[Barnard's robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Hemigrammopetersius pulcher
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Hydrocynus brevis
[Tiger-fish]

Photo by Panfili, J.

Africa
Max. Length 78 cm SL
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819)

Photo by Panfili, J.
 
Hydrocynus forskahlii
[Elongate tigerfish]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 133 cm FL
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by FAO
 
Hydrocynus goliath
[Giant tigerfish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 24.7 cm SL
 
Hydrocynus tanzaniae
[Tanzanian tigerfish]

Photo by de Vos, L.

West-Africa
Max. Length 105 cm FL
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Hydrocynus vittatus
[Tiger fish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Ladigesia roloffi Géry, 1968

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Ladigesia roloffi
[Sierra leone dwarf characin]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Lepidarchus adonis Roberts, 1966

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Lepidarchus adonis
[Jellybean tetra]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Micralestes acutidens (Peters, 1852)

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Micralestes acutidens
[Sharptooth tetra]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Micralestes ambiguus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.1 cm TL
 
Micralestes argyrotaenia
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman, 1967

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Micralestes comoensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Micralestes congicus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Micralestes eburneensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Micralestes elongatus Daget, 1957

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micralestes elongatus
[Elongated Turkana robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Micralestes fodori
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Micralestes holargyreus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 10.6 cm TL
Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micralestes humilis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.2 cm TL
 
Micralestes lualabae
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Micralestes occidentalis (Günther, 1899)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micralestes occidentalis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Micralestes pabrensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Micralestes sardina
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Micralestes schelly
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Micralestes stormsi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Micralestes vittatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Nannopetersius ansorgii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Nannopetersius lamberti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.0 cm SL
 
Nannopetersius mutambuei
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Petersius conserialis Hilgendorf, 1894

Photo by FAO
 
Petersius conserialis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus bleheri
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus deheyni
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Phenacogrammus interruptus (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Phenacogrammus interruptus
[Congo tetra]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger, 1903)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Phenacogrammus major
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus polli
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.4 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus stigmatura
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus taeniatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus urotaenia
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Rhabdalestes aeratis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
 
Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Rhabdalestes maunensis
[Okavango robber]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis (Ricardo-Bertram, 1943)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis
[Slender robber]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 6.9 cm TL
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis (Boulenger, 1911)

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Rhabdalestes tangensis (Lönnberg, 1907)

Photo by FAO
 
Rhabdalestes tangensis
[Pangani robber]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Rhabdalestes yokai
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus (Matthes, 1964)

Photo by RMCA
 
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus
[]
119 Species of Family Alestidae
(African tetras)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1910 Alestes ansorgii Africa 27 TL
1835 Alestes baremoze Silversides Africa 43 TL
1758 Alestes dentex Characin Africa 55 TL
2009 Alestes inferus Africa 9.4 SL
1898 Alestes liebrechtsii Africa 40 TL
1867 Alestes macrophthalmus Torpedo robber Africa 60 SL
1896 Alestes stuhlmannii Africa 21 SL
1967 Alestopetersius bifasciatus Africa 5.7 SL
1967 Alestopetersius brichardi Africa 7.9 SL
1899 Alestopetersius caudalis Yellowtail tetra Africa 6.2 TL
1963 Alestopetersius compressus Africa 7.8 SL
2012 Alestopetersius conspectus Africa 5.7 SL
1899 Alestopetersius hilgendorfi Africa 10 TL
1899 Alestopetersius leopoldianus Africa 9 TL
1967 Alestopetersius nigropterus Africa 6.5 SL
1967 Alestopetersius smykalai Africa 6 TL
1951 Alestopetersius tumbensis Africa 4.4 SL
1909 Arnoldichthys spilopterus Niger tetra Africa 9.6 SL
2012 Bathyaethiops atercrinis Black fin moon tetra Africa 4.0 SL
2016 Bathyaethiops baka Dwarf moon tetra Africa 2.4 SL
1945 Bathyaethiops breuseghemi Rectangle spot moon tetra Africa 7 TL
1925 Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus African moon tetra Africa 8 TL
2016 Bathyaethiops flammeus Red-back moon tetra Africa 4.2 SL
1949 Bathyaethiops greeni Green's moon tetra Africa 6 TL
1899 Brachypetersius altus Africa 6.5 TL
1930 Brachypetersius cadwaladeri Africa 4.3 TL
1967 Brachypetersius gabonensis Africa 7 SL
1954 Brachypetersius huloti Africa 7 TL
1930 Brachypetersius notospilus Africa 7.4 TL
1967 Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Africa 8 TL
1936 Brycinus abeli Africa 6.3 TL
1894 Brycinus affinis Redfin robber Africa 14.7 SL
1953 Brycinus bartoni Africa 9.2 SL
1903 Brycinus batesii Africa 24.5 TL
1899 Brycinus bimaculatus Africa 14 TL
1903 Brycinus brevis Africa 25 TL
1917 Brycinus carmesinus Africa 16 SL
1981 Brycinus carolinae Africa 10.4 SL
1976 Brycinus comptus Africa 6.3 TL
1977 Brycinus derhami Africa 8.2 SL
2016 Brycinus epuluensis Africa 11.0 SL
1982 Brycinus ferox Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber Africa 8.1 SL
1995 Brycinus fwaensis Africa 3.9 SL
1899 Brycinus grandisquamis Pinkfin Alestes Africa 26 SL
1905 Brycinus humilis Africa 7 TL
1852 Brycinus imberi Spot-tail Africa 19.8 TL
1903 Brycinus intermedius Africa 8 SL
1912 Brycinus jacksonii Victoria robber Africa 27 SL
1896 Brycinus kingsleyae Africa 16.6 SL
1900 Brycinus lateralis Stripped robber Africa 14 SL
1867 Brycinus leuciscus Africa 12 SL
1864 Brycinus longipinnis Longfin tetra Africa 16.4 TL
1966 Brycinus luteus Africa 8 SL
1850 Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra Africa 53 SL
1982 Brycinus minutus Dwarf Lake Turkana robber Africa 3.3 SL
1974 Brycinus nigricauda Africa 18.1 TL
1832 Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra Africa 25 TL
1903 Brycinus opisthotaenia Africa 12.8 SL
1923 Brycinus peringueyi Africa 13.3 TL
1906 Brycinus poptae Africa 16 SL
1906 Brycinus rhodopleura Africa 30 SL
1906 Brycinus sadleri Sadler's robber Africa 13.8 TL
1912 Brycinus schoutedeni Africa 22 TL
1867 Brycinus taeniurus Africa 9.8 SL
1911 Brycinus tessmanni Africa 12.8 TL
1901 Brycinus tholloni Africa 89 SL
1900 Bryconaethiops boulengeri Africa 25 TL
1920 Bryconaethiops macrops Africa 12 SL
1873 Bryconaethiops microstoma Africa 17.2 SL
1990 Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Africa 11 SL
1899 Bryconaethiops yseuxi Africa 7.2 SL
1926 Clupeocharax schoutedeni Africa 25 TL
1936 Hemigrammopetersius barnardi Barnard's robber Africa 7 SL
1909 Hemigrammopetersius pulcher Africa 4 TL
1864 Hydrocynus brevis Tiger-fish Africa 86 TL
1819 Hydrocynus forskahlii Elongate tigerfish Africa 78 SL
1898 Hydrocynus goliath Giant tigerfish Africa 133 FL
1986 Hydrocynus tanzaniae Tanzanian tigerfish Africa 24.7 SL
1861 Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish West-Africa 105 FL
1968 Ladigesia roloffi Sierra leone dwarf characin Africa 3.1 SL
1966 Lepidarchus adonis Jellybean tetra Africa 2.1 SL
1852 Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra Africa 9 SL
1995 Micralestes ambiguus Africa 4.6 SL
1936 Micralestes argyrotaenia Africa 9.1 TL
1967 Micralestes comoensis Africa 6.8 TL
1967 Micralestes congicus Africa 6.4 SL
1965 Micralestes eburneensis Africa 8.9 SL
1957 Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber Africa 6 TL
1965 Micralestes fodori Africa 3.2 SL
1873 Micralestes holargyreus Africa 8 TL
1899 Micralestes humilis Africa 10.6 TL
1967 Micralestes lualabae Africa 9.2 TL
1899 Micralestes occidentalis Africa 8 TL
1966 Micralestes pabrensis Africa 5.2 TL
1938 Micralestes sardina Africa 9.5 SL
2007 Micralestes schelly Africa 4.9 SL
1902 Micralestes stormsi Africa 10 SL
1917 Micralestes vittatus Africa 9 SL
1910 Nannopetersius ansorgii Africa 7 SL
1967 Nannopetersius lamberti Africa 7 SL
2008 Nannopetersius mutambuei Africa 12.0 SL
1894 Petersius conserialis Africa 14.5 TL
1930 Phenacogrammus aurantiacus Africa 10 TL
1995 Phenacogrammus bleheri Africa 6.3 SL
1945 Phenacogrammus deheyni Africa 10 TL
1899 Phenacogrammus interruptus Congo tetra Africa 8 TL
1903 Phenacogrammus major Africa 9.5 SL
1961 Phenacogrammus polli Africa 3.2 TL
1936 Phenacogrammus stigmatura Africa 5.4 TL
1996 Phenacogrammus taeniatus Africa 4 SL
1909 Phenacogrammus urotaenia Africa 7 TL
2005 Rhabdalestes aeratis Africa 5.1 SL
1921 Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis Africa 3.3 TL
1935 Rhabdalestes maunensis Okavango robber Africa 8.5 TL
1943 Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis Slender robber Africa 5.7 SL
1911 Rhabdalestes septentrionalis Africa 6.9 TL
1907 Rhabdalestes tangensis Pangani robber Africa 8 SL
2008 Rhabdalestes yokai Africa 5.2 SL
1964 Tricuspidalestes caeruleus Africa 3.7 SL



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