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Alestidae Cockerell, 1910

AphiaID

267003 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267003)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Characiformes

Synonymised names

Alestiidae Cockerell, 1910 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
Genus Alestion Roberts, 2019
Genus Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
Genus Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956
Genus Brycinus Valenciennes, 1850
Genus Bryconaethiops Günther, 1873
Genus Bryconalestes Hoedeman, 1951
Genus Clavocharax Wang, Stiassny & Melo 2026
Genus Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
Genus Duboisialestes Poll, 1967
Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926
Genus Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Ladigesia Géry, 1968
Genus Micralestes Boulenger, 1899
Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1956
Genus Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
Genus Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967
Genus Virilia Roberts, 1967
Genus Alestobrycon Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Bryconalestes Hoedeman, 1951
Genus Brachyalestes Günther, 1864 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
Genus Clupeopetersius Pellegrin, 1928 accepted as Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
Genus Hemigrammalestes Pellegrin, 1926 accepted as Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
Genus Hemmigrammopetersius accepted as Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Hydocynus accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Hydrocinus accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Hydrocion Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Hydrocyon Cuvier, 1819 accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Myletes Cuvier, 1814 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
Genus Rabdalestes accepted as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1910). The scales of the African characinid fishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. 56:1–10. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Alestidae Cockerell, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267003 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-10 07:31:11Z

created

Decock, Wim

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Cockerell, T. D. A. (1910). The scales of the African characinid fishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. 56:1–10. [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors