''Bathyaethiops'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the
family
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Alestidae
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, the African tetras. The fishes in this genus 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''
Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra)
* ''
Bathyaethiops baka''
Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra)
* ''
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi''
(Poll
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, 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
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