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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras

Genus: Micralestes

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17 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra Africa 9 SL 1852
Micralestes ambiguus Africa 4.6 SL 1995
Micralestes argyrotaenia Africa 9.1 TL 1936
Micralestes comoensis Africa 6.8 TL 1967
Micralestes congicus Africa 6.4 SL 1967
Micralestes eburneensis Africa 8.9 SL 1965
Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber Africa 6 TL 1957
Micralestes fodori Africa 3.2 SL 1965
Micralestes holargyreus Africa 8 TL 1873
Micralestes humilis Africa 10.6 TL 1899
Micralestes lualabae Africa 9.2 TL 1967
Micralestes occidentalis Africa 8 TL 1899
Micralestes pabrensis Africa 5.2 TL 1966
Micralestes sardina Africa 9.5 SL 1938
Micralestes schelly Africa 4.9 SL 2007
Micralestes stormsi Africa 10 SL 1902
Micralestes vittatus Africa 9 SL 1917



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