Alestes dentex

Alestes dentex
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Alestes
Species:	A. dentex
Binomial name
Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [2]
Cyprinus dentex Linnaeus, 1758 Characinus niloticus Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809 Myletes hasselquistii Cuvier, 1818 Alestes sethente Valenciennes, 1850

Alestes dentex is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in Africa.

Distribution

Alestes dentex is typically found in Central and West Africa. However, the species has also been found in Lake Turkana of the Kenyan Rift Valley, and Lake Albert of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[3]

Morphology

Specimens with a standard length of 41 cm have been observed. ^[3]

Diet

Alestes dentex is known to feed on seeds, zooplankton, and insects. ^[4]

References

1. Diouf, K.; Akinyi, E.; Azeroual, A.; et al. (2020). "Alestes dentex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T182128A134739360. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182128A134739360.en . Retrieved 12 June 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alestes". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 June 2025.
3. D. Paugy; G.G. Teugels (1990). Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (PDF). p. 205. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
4. R.G. Bailey (1994). "Guide to the Fishes of the River Nile in the Republic of the Sudan" . Journal of Natural History. 28 (4): 937–970. doi:10.1080/00222939400770501 . Retrieved 27 February 2021.