''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The fishes in this genus are found in

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathyaethiops atercrinis'' Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra) * '' Bathyaethiops baka'' Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra) * '' Bathyaethiops breuseghemi'' ( Poll, 1945) (Rectangle-spot moon tetra) * '' Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra) * '' Bathyaethiops flammeus'' Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Red-back moon tetra) * '' Bathyaethiops greeni'' Fowler, 1949 (Green's moon tetra)

References

Alestidae Fish of Africa Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler {{Characiformes-stub