Phenacogrammus

Phenacogrammus
Phenacogrammus interruptus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Phenacogrammus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 [1]
Type species
Micralestes interruptus Boulenger, 1899 [1]

Phenacogrammus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes are found in Western and Central Africa.

Species

Phenacogrammus contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Phenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)
• Phenacogrammus concolor Stiassny, Alter, Monsembula Iyaba & Liyandja, 2021
• Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945
• Phenacogrammus flexus Stiassny, Alter, Monsembula Iyaba & Liyandja, 2021
• Phenacogrammus interruptus (Boulenger, 1899) (Congo tetra)
• Phenacogrammus polli Lambert, 1961
• Phenacogrammus stigmatura (Fowler, 1936)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Phenacogrammus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 June 2025.