Rhabdalestes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Rhabdalestes
Species: R. aeratis – R. brevidorsalis – R. leleupi – R. maunensis – R. rhodesiensis – R. septentrionalis – R. tangensis – R. yokai
Name

Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951: 6

Proposed as a subgenus of Micralestes

References

Hoedeman, J.J. 1951: Studies on African characid fishes I. The tribe Alestidi. Beaufortia, No. 3: 1–8.

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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Rhabdalestes is a genus of African tetras. It currently contains eight species.
Species

Rhabdalestes aeratis Stiassny & S. A. Schaefer, 2005
Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis (Pellegrin, 1921)
Rhabdalestes leleupi Poll, 1967
Rhabdalestes maunensis (Fowler, 1935) (Okavango robber)
Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis (Ricardo-Bertram, 1943) (Slender robber)
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis (Boulenger, 1911)
Rhabdalestes tangensis (Lönnberg, 1907) (Pangani robber)
Rhabdalestes yokai Ibala Zamba & Vreven, 2008