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Alestidae Cockerell, 1910

111158  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111158)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Characiformes (Order)
  7. Alestidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Alestiidae Nelson, 2006 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Alestopetersiini Hoedeman, 1951 · unaccepted > unavailable name (Not a genus-group name (Eschmeyer))

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  1. Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  2. Genus Alestion Roberts, 2019
  3. Genus Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
  4. Genus Arnoldichthys Myers, 1926
  5. Genus Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
  6. Genus Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956
  7. Genus Brycinus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850
  8. Genus Bryconaethiops Günther, 1873
  9. Genus Bryconalestes Hoedeman, 1951
  10. Genus Clavocharax Wang, Stiassny & Melo, 2026
  11. Genus Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
  12. Genus Duboisialestes Poll, 1967
  13. Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926
  14. Genus Hydrocinus Cuvier, 1816
  15. Genus Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
  16. Genus Ladigesia Géry, 1968
  17. Genus Lepidarchus Roberts, 1966
  18. Genus Micralestes Boulenger, 1899
  19. Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1956
  20. Genus Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
  21. Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle, 1907
  22. Genus Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
  23. Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967
  24. Genus Virilia Roberts, 1967
  25. Genus Alestiops Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  26. Genus Alestobrycon Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  27. Genus Alestogrammus Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
  28. Genus Alestogrammus Hoedeman, 1956 accepted as Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
  29. Genus Alestopetersiini Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Alestidae Cockerell, 1910 (unaccepted > unavailable name, Not a genus-group name (Eschmeyer))
  30. Genus Brachyalestes Günther, 1864 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  31. Genus Clupeopetersius Pellegrin, 1928 accepted as Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
  32. Genus Hemigrammalestes Pellegrin, 1926 accepted as Phenacogrammus Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle, 1907
  33. Genus Hydrocion accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
  34. Genus Hydrocionichthys Travassos, 1952 accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
  35. Genus Hydrocyanus accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
  36. Genus Hydrocyon Cuvier, 1819 accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
  37. Genus Microlepidalestes Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
  38. Genus Miletes Heckel in Russegger, 1849 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  39. Genus Myteles Jarocki, 1822 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
  40. Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1956
  41. Genus Petersialestes Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
  42. Genus Rabdalestes accepted as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
  43. Genus Rhabdopetersius Hoedeman, 1951 accepted as Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
  44. Genus Hemmigrammopetersius (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark variant spelling  
Taxonomic remark variant spelling [details]
IRMNG (2023). Alestidae Cockerell, 1910. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111158 on 2026-02-24
Date
action
by
2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Characiformes (Order) > Alestidae (Family) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark variant spelling [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Alestiidae Nelson, 2006)
To WoRMS 
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