Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Alestidae African tetras



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Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Alestes ansorgii
[]

Photo by Payne, A.

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

Photo by Photo by Payne, A.
 
Alestes baremoze
[Silversides]

Photo by Nightingale, A.

Africa
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Nightingale, A.
 
Alestes dentex
[Characin]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Alestes inferus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Alestes liebrechtsii
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

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

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

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Alestes stuhlmannii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
 
Alestion rapax
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius bifasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius brichardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius caudalis
[Yellowtail tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius compressus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Alestopetersius conspectus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Alestopetersius nigropterus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Alestopetersius smykalai
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Alestopetersius tumbensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Bathyaethiops atercrinis
[Black fin moon tetra]
No picture found

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 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 Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
[African moon tetra]
No picture found

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 Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Bathyaethiops greeni
[Green's moon tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
 
Brachyalestes abeli
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brachyalestes affinis
[Redfin robber]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brachyalestes bimaculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes carolinae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
 
Brachyalestes comptus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes epuluensis
[]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Brachyalestes ferox (Hopson & Hopson, 1982)

Photo by Photo by KMFRI
 
Brachyalestes ferox
[Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes fwaensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brachyalestes humilis
[]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

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

Photo by Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Brachyalestes imberi
[Spot-tail]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Brachyalestes jacksonii
[Victoria robber]

Photo by Mertens, P.

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

Photo by Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Brachyalestes kingsleyae
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

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

Photo by Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Brachyalestes lateralis
[Stripped robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes minutus
[Dwarf Lake Turkana robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
 
Brachyalestes nigricauda
[]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 25.4 cm TL
Brachyalestes nurse (Rüppell, 1832)

Photo by Photo by KMFRI
 
Brachyalestes nurse
[Nurse tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes opisthotaenia
[]

Photo by Abwe, E.

Africa
Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
Brachyalestes peringueyi (Boulenger, 1923)

Photo by Photo by Abwe, E.
 
Brachyalestes peringueyi
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

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

Photo by Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Brachyalestes sadleri
[Sadler's robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Brachyalestes taeniurus
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

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

Photo by Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius altus
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

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

Photo by Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius cadwaladeri
[]

Photo by Cutler, J.

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

Photo by Photo by Cutler, J.
 
Brachypetersius gabonensis
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

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

Photo by Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius huloti
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

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

Photo by Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius notospilus
[]

Photo by Mamonekene, V.

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

Photo by Photo by Mamonekene, V.
 
Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Brycinus batesii
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus brevis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Brycinus carmesinus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Brycinus grandisquamis
[Pinkfin Alestes]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
 
Brycinus leuciscus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Brycinus luteus
[]

Photo by Nightingale, A.

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

Photo by Photo by Nightingale, A.
 
Brycinus macrolepidotus
[True big-scale tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Brycinus poptae
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Brycinus rhodopleura
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Brycinus schoutedeni
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bryconaethiops boulengeri
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bryconaethiops macrops
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bryconaethiops microstoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Bryconaethiops yseuxi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Bryconalestes bartoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Bryconalestes derhami
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Bryconalestes intermedius
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Bryconalestes longipinnis
[Longfin tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm TL
 
Bryconalestes tessmanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Bryconalestes tholloni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Clupeocharax schoutedeni
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi
[Barnard's robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Hemigrammopetersius pulcher
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

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

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

Photo by Nightingale, A.

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

Photo by Photo by Nightingale, A.
 
Hydrocynus forskahlii
[Elongate tigerfish]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Hydrocynus goliath
[Giant tigerfish]
No picture found

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

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

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

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Ladigesia roloffi
[Sierra leone dwarf characin]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Lepidarchus adonis
[Jellybean tetra]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

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

Photo by Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Micralestes acutidens
[Sharptooth tetra]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Micralestes ambiguus
[]
No picture found

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 Photo by Mody, K.
 
Micralestes comoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Micralestes congicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Micralestes eburneensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micralestes elongatus
[Elongated Turkana robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Micralestes fodori
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Micralestes holargyreus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micralestes humilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.2 cm TL
 
Micralestes lualabae
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micralestes occidentalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Micralestes pabrensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Micralestes sardina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Micralestes schelly
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

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

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Micralestes stormsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Micralestes vittatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Nannopetersius ansorgii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Nannopetersius lamberti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.0 cm SL
 
Nannopetersius mutambuei
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Petersius conserialis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

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

Photo by Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus bleheri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus concolor
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Phenacogrammus deheyni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus flexus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Phenacogrammus interruptus
[Congo tetra]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Phenacogrammus major
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus polli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus stigmatura
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus taeniatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus urotaenia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Rhabdalestes aeratis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
 
Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis
[]
No picture found

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 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 Photo by Mody, K.
 
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Rhabdalestes tangensis
[Pangani robber]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Rhabdalestes yokai
[]

Photo by RMCA

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

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alestes ansorgii Africa 27 TL 1910
Alestes baremoze Silversides Africa 43 TL 1835
Alestes dentex Characin Africa 55 TL 1758
Alestes inferus Africa 9.4 SL 2009
Alestes liebrechtsii Africa 40 TL 1898
Alestes macrophthalmus Torpedo robber Africa 60 SL 1867
Alestes stuhlmannii Africa 21 SL 1896
Alestion rapax Africa 1.7 SL 2019
Alestopetersius bifasciatus Africa 5.7 SL 1967
Alestopetersius brichardi Africa 7.9 SL 1967
Alestopetersius caudalis Yellowtail tetra Africa 6.2 TL 1899
Alestopetersius compressus Africa 7.8 SL 1963
Alestopetersius conspectus Africa 5.7 SL 2012
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi Africa 10 TL 1899
Alestopetersius leopoldianus Africa 9 TL 1899
Alestopetersius nigropterus Africa 6.5 SL 1967
Alestopetersius smykalai Africa 6 TL 1967
Alestopetersius tumbensis Africa 4.4 SL 1951
Arnoldichthys spilopterus Niger tetra Africa 9.6 SL 1909
Bathyaethiops atercrinis Black fin moon tetra Africa 4.0 SL 2012
Bathyaethiops baka Dwarf moon tetra Africa 2.4 SL 2016
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi Rectangle spot moon tetra Africa 7 TL 1945
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus African moon tetra Africa 8 TL 1925
Bathyaethiops flammeus Red-back moon tetra Africa 4.2 SL 2016
Bathyaethiops greeni Green's moon tetra Africa 6 TL 1949
Brachyalestes abeli Africa 6.3 TL 1936
Brachyalestes affinis Redfin robber Africa 14.7 SL 1894
Brachyalestes bimaculatus Africa 14 TL 1899
Brachyalestes carolinae Africa 10.4 SL 1981
Brachyalestes comptus Africa 6.3 TL 1976
Brachyalestes epuluensis Africa 11.0 SL 2016
Brachyalestes ferox Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber Africa 8.1 SL 1982
Brachyalestes fwaensis Africa 3.9 SL 1995
Brachyalestes humilis Africa 7 TL 1905
Brachyalestes imberi Spot-tail Africa 19.8 TL 1852
Brachyalestes jacksonii Victoria robber Africa 27 SL 1912
Brachyalestes kingsleyae Africa 16.6 SL 1896
Brachyalestes lateralis Stripped robber Africa 14 SL 1900
Brachyalestes minutus Dwarf Lake Turkana robber Africa 3.3 SL 1982
Brachyalestes nigricauda Africa 18.1 TL 1974
Brachyalestes nurse Nurse tetra Africa 25.4 TL 1832
Brachyalestes opisthotaenia Africa 12.8 SL 1903
Brachyalestes peringueyi Africa 13.3 TL 1923
Brachyalestes sadleri Sadler's robber Africa 13.8 TL 1906
Brachyalestes taeniurus Africa 9.8 SL 1867
Brachypetersius altus Africa 6.5 TL 1899
Brachypetersius cadwaladeri Africa 4.3 TL 1930
Brachypetersius gabonensis Africa 7 SL 1967
Brachypetersius huloti Africa 7 TL 1954
Brachypetersius notospilus Africa 7.4 TL 1930
Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Africa 8 TL 1967
Brycinus batesii Africa 24.5 TL 1903
Brycinus brevis Africa 25 TL 1903
Brycinus carmesinus Africa 16 SL 1917
Brycinus grandisquamis Pinkfin Alestes Africa 26 SL 1899
Brycinus leuciscus Africa 13.3 TL 1867
Brycinus luteus Africa 8 SL 1966
Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra Africa 53 SL 1850
Brycinus poptae Africa 19.7 SL 1906
Brycinus rhodopleura Africa 30 SL 1906
Brycinus schoutedeni Africa 22 TL 1912
Bryconaethiops boulengeri Africa 25 TL 1900
Bryconaethiops macrops Africa 12 SL 1920
Bryconaethiops microstoma Africa 17.2 SL 1873
Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Africa 11 SL 1990
Bryconaethiops yseuxi Africa 7.2 SL 1899
Bryconalestes bartoni Africa 9.2 SL 1953
Bryconalestes derhami Africa 8.2 SL 1977
Bryconalestes intermedius Africa 8 SL 1903
Bryconalestes longipinnis Longfin tetra Africa 16.4 TL 1864
Bryconalestes tessmanni Africa 12.8 TL 1911
Bryconalestes tholloni Africa 8.9 SL 1901
Clupeocharax schoutedeni Africa 25 TL 1926
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi Barnard's robber Africa 7 SL 1936
Hemigrammopetersius pulcher Africa 4 TL 1909
Hydrocynus brevis Tiger-fish Africa 86 TL 1864
Hydrocynus forskahlii Elongate tigerfish Africa 78 SL 1819
Hydrocynus goliath Giant tigerfish Africa 133 FL 1898
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Tanzanian tigerfish Africa 24.7 SL 1986
Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish West-Africa 105 FL 1861
Ladigesia roloffi Sierra leone dwarf characin Africa 3.1 SL 1968
Lepidarchus adonis Jellybean tetra Africa 2.1 SL 1966
Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra Africa 9 SL 1852
Micralestes ambiguus Africa 4.6 SL 1995
Micralestes argyrotaenia Africa 9.1 TL 1936
Micralestes comoensis Africa 6.8 TL 1967
Micralestes congicus Africa 6.4 SL 1967
Micralestes eburneensis Africa 8.9 SL 1965
Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber Africa 6 TL 1957
Micralestes fodori Africa 3.2 SL 1965
Micralestes holargyreus Africa 8 TL 1873
Micralestes humilis Africa 10.6 TL 1899
Micralestes lualabae Africa 9.2 TL 1967
Micralestes occidentalis Africa 8 TL 1899
Micralestes pabrensis Africa 5.2 TL 1966
Micralestes sardina Africa 9.5 SL 1938
Micralestes schelly Africa 4.9 SL 2007
Micralestes stormsi Africa 10 SL 1902
Micralestes vittatus Africa 9 SL 1917
Nannopetersius ansorgii Africa 7 SL 1910
Nannopetersius lamberti Africa 7 SL 1967
Nannopetersius mutambuei Africa 12.0 SL 2008
Petersius conserialis Africa 14.5 TL 1894
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus Africa 10 TL 1930
Phenacogrammus bleheri Africa 6.3 SL 1995
Phenacogrammus concolor Africa 4.4 SL 2021
Phenacogrammus deheyni Africa 10 TL 1945
Phenacogrammus flexus Africa 4.7 SL 2021
Phenacogrammus interruptus Congo tetra Africa 8 TL 1899
Phenacogrammus major Africa 9.5 SL 1903
Phenacogrammus polli Africa 3.2 TL 1961
Phenacogrammus stigmatura Africa 5.4 TL 1936
Phenacogrammus taeniatus Africa 4 SL 1996
Phenacogrammus urotaenia Africa 7 TL 1909
Rhabdalestes aeratis Africa 5.1 SL 2005
Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis Africa 3.3 TL 1921
Rhabdalestes maunensis Okavango robber Africa 8.5 TL 1935
Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis Slender robber Africa 5.7 SL 1943
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis Africa 6.9 TL 1911
Rhabdalestes tangensis Pangani robber Africa 8 SL 1907
Rhabdalestes yokai Africa 5.2 SL 2008
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus Africa 3.7 SL 1964



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013