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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras

Genus: Micralestes

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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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
[]
17 Species of Family Alestidae with Genus Micralestes
(African tetras)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
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



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