Tricuspidalestes

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Tricuspidalestes
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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

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


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