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| Bathyaethiops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949 |
| Type species | |
| Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949[1] | |
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Bathyaethiops is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The fishes in this genus are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra)
- Bathyaethiops baka Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra)
- Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945) (Rectangle-spot moon tetra)
- Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra)
- Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Red-back moon tetra)
- Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949 (Green's moon tetra)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathyaethiops". FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bathyaethiops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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