Bathyaethiops

Bathyaethiops
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Bathyaethiops ; Fowler, 1949
Type species
	Bathyaethiops greeni; Fowler, 1949
Synonyms
	Microlepidalestes Hoedeman, 1951;

Last updated June 14, 2025

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

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

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & 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.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & 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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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[FB-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathyaethiops". FishBase . January 2016 version.

[Cof_genus-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & 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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