Tricuspidalestes

Tricuspidalestes
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967 [2]
Species:	T. caeruleus
Binomial name
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus (Matthes, 1964) [2]
Synonyms [3]
Phenacogrammus caeruleusMatthes, 1964

Tricuspidalestes is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The only species in the genus is Tricuspidalestes caeruleus, a species that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tricuspidalestes caeruleus". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Tricuspidalestes caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182680A7941818. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182680A7941818.en . Retrieved 26 June 2024.
2. 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.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tricuspidalestes". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 June 2025.