Alestes
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Alestes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to 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 was a synonym of Alestes, which was used for various South American serrasalmids too but this name was suppressed by Opinion 1813 of the ICZN.[2][3]
Within the Lake Chad basin, Alestes and Hydrocynus, collectively known as salanga, are lightly smoked and dried.[4]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[5]
- Alestes ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
- Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835) (Silversides)
- Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) (Characin)
- Alestes inferus Stiassny, Schelly & Mamonekene, 2009
- Alestes liebrechtsii Boulenger, 1898
- Alestes macrophthalmus Günther, 1867 (Torpedo robber)
- Alestes stuhlmannii Pfeffer, 1896
References
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- ^ a b c Template:Cof family
- ^ Myletes Cuvier, 1814, Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1995). "OPINION 1813 Alestes Miiller & Troschel, 1844 (Osteichthyes, Characiformes): conserved" (PDF). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 52 (2): 219–221.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Template:Cof genus
External links
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