''Bathyaethiops'' is a
genus
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of
African tetra
African tetras ( family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African t ...
s that are found in
Cameroon
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,
Congo and
Democratic Republic of Congo
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.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Bathyaethiops atercrinis
''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of African tetras that are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Bathyaethiops atercrinis'' Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Bla ...
''
Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra)
[Mamonekene, V. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2012): A New ''Bathyaethiops'' (Characiformes: Alestidae) from the Lékoumou River (Kouilou-Niari Basin) in the Republic of Congo; First Record of the Genus in the Lower Guinean Ichthyofaunal Province. ''Copeia, 2012 (3): 478-483.'']
* ''
Bathyaethiops baka
''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of African tetras that are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Bathyaethiops atercrinis'' Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Blac ...
''
Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra)
[Moritz, T. & Schliewen, U.K. (2016): Description of two new ''Bathyaethiops'' species (Teleostei: Alestidae) from the ]Congo Basin
The Congo Basin (french: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It c ...
. ''Zootaxa, 4117 (4): 476–490.''
* ''
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of African tetras that are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Bathyaethiops atercrinis'' Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Bla ...
''
(Poll
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, 1945) (Rectangle-spot moon tetra)
* ''
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus''
( Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra)
* ''
Bathyaethiops flammeus
''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of African tetras that are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Bathyaethiops atercrinis'' Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Bla ...
''
Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Red-back moon tetra)
[
* '']Bathyaethiops greeni
''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of African tetras that are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Bathyaethiops atercrinis'' Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Bla ...
'' Fowler, 1949 (Green's moon tetra)
References
Alestidae
Fish of Africa
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
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