Alestes ansorgii

Overview

Family : African tetras ;

Description

Family Alestiidae

Africa. Following Eschmeyer 1998 (Ref. 26282) this family includes all African tetras , formerly a subfamily of Characidae. Maximum length of about 1.4 m attained by Hydrocynus goliath of the Congo.The family Alestiidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Characiformes. It contains 18 genera and 109 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. This family may be found from 31° n to 26° s and 18° w to 46° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, alestes, -oy = miller

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Pelagic .

Ecology: Biology and preferred habitat are not known. (Ref. 56399)

List of Habitats:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Biology

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Migration

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Order: Characiformes ()
        Family: Alestiidae () - African Tetras
        Genus: Alestes () - Boulenger, 1903
        Specific name: ansorgii - Boulenger, 1910
        Scientific name: - Alestes ansorgii Boulenger, 1910

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 12-May-1995

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Alestes

There are approximately 35 species in this genus:

A. 'a' · A. affinis · A. ansorgii · A. baremoze (Characin) · A. baremoze tchadense · A. bartoni · A. batesii · A. bimaculatus · A. bouboni · A. carmesinus · A. comptus · A. bimaculatus · A. dentex (Characin) · A. dentex dentex · A. dentex sethente · A. fuchsii taeniata · A. grandisquamis (Pinkfin Alestes) · A. humilis · A. jacksoni · A. jacksonii · A. leuciscus senegalensis · A. liebrechtsi · A. liebrechtsii · A. macrolepidotus schoutedeni · A. macrophthalmus (Torpedo Robber) · A. macrophthalmus tanganiica · A. macropthalmus · A. nurse albolineatus · A. nurse senegalensis · A. peringueyi · A. schoutedeni · A. stuhlmannii · A. taeniurus · A. tessmanni · A. tholloni

Bibliography

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Boulenger, G.A. (1910). On a large collection of fishes made by Dr. W.J. Ansorge in the Quanza and Bengo rivers, Angola. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 8) 6(36):537-561.
Fowler, H.W. 1930. The fresh-water fishes obtained by the Gray African expedition – 1929. With notes on other species in the Academy Collection. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia L
II: 27-83.
Paugy, D. (1984). Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
Poll, M. 1967. Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais No. 75. Lisboa.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
Da Costa, L. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
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Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Kottelat, Maurice (from FishBase).

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486592
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-34315
Fishbase Species ID: 11080
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 121200
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 640379
IUCN ID: 63234
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101564