Micralestes

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Micralestes
Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938 collected in Zambia by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity2.jpg
Micralestes sardina collected in the Lukulu river, Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Subfamily: Alestinae
Genus: Micralestes
Boulenger, 1899 [1]
Type species
Micralestes humilis
Boulenger, 1899 [1]
Synonyms [1]

Micralestes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

Micralestes humilis collected in the Lukulu river, Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia by the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938 collected in Zambia by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.jpg
Micralestes humilis collected in the Lukulu river, Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia by the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Micralestes contains the following species: [2]


  1. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Micralestes". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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