Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes
Familia: Alestidae
Genus: Alestes
Species: A. baremoze – A. comptus – A. dentex – A. inferus – A. liebrechtsii – A. macrophthalmus – A. stuhlmannii
Name
Alestes J. Müller & Troschel, 1844
Gender: Masculine
Type species: Salmo niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
Type by subsequent designation by Jordan, 1919
Synonyms
Alestiops Hoedeman, 1951
Alestobrycon Hoedeman, 1951
Brachyalestes Günther, 1864
Myletes Cuvier, 1814
References
Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1844: Synopsis generum et specierum familiae Characinorum. (Prodromus descriptionis novorum generum et specierum). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 (pt 1): 81–99 + Zu pag. 99. BHL
Jordan, D.S. 1919: The genera of fishes, part II, from Agassiz to Bleeker, 1833-1858, twenty-six years, with the accepted type of each. A contribution to the stability of scientific nomenclature. Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series(36): i-ix + 163-284 + i-xiii. BHL
Paugy, D. Révision systématique des Alestes et Brycinus africains (Pisces, Characidae). Collection Études et Thèses. Éditions de l'O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris. 295 p. Preview
Links
Alestes – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Alestes in the World Register of Marine Species
Alestes species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Alestes and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Vernacular names
Alestes is a genus in 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 is a synonym of Alestes,[1] but the former name has historically also been used for various South American serrasalmines.
Within the Lake Chad basin, Alestes and Hydrocynus, collectively known as salanga, are lightly smoked and dried.[2]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[3]
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
Species brought into synonymy
Alestes bouboni Roman, 1973: synonym of Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832)
Alestes chaperi Sauvage, 1882: synonym of Brycinus longipinnis (Günther, 1864)
Alestes longipinnis (Günther, 1864): synonym of Brycinus longipinnis (Günther, 1864)
Alestes luteus Roman, 1966: synonym of Brycinus luteus (Roman, 1966)
Alestes macrolepiditus (Valenciennes, 1850): synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
Alestes macrolepidotus (Valenciennes, 1850): synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
Alestes rutilus Boulenger, 1916: synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850
References
Myletes Cuvier, 1814, Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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)
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Alestes in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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