Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras
Genus: Alestes

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7 species

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Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Alestes ansorgii
Photo by Payne, A.

Africa
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835)
Photo by Payne, A.
 
Alestes baremoze
[Silversides]
Photo by Nightingale, A.

Africa
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by Nightingale, A.
 
Alestes dentex
[Characin]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Alestes inferus
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Alestes liebrechtsii
Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Alestes macrophthalmus Günther, 1867
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Alestes macrophthalmus
[Torpedo robber]
Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Alestes stuhlmannii Pfeffer, 1896
Photo by FAO
 
Alestes stuhlmannii


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alestes ansorgii Africa 27 TL 1910
Alestes baremoze Silversides Africa 43 TL 1835
Alestes dentex Characin Africa 55 TL 1758
Alestes inferus Africa 9.4 SL 2009
Alestes liebrechtsii Africa 40 TL 1898
Alestes macrophthalmus Torpedo robber Africa 60 SL 1867
Alestes stuhlmannii Africa 21 SL 1896



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