''Bryconalestes'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
in the
family
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Alestiidae
African tetras (family (biology), family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of Characiformes, characiform fish found exclusively in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are th ...
, the African tetras. The fishes in this genus are found in Western and Central Africa.
Species
''Bryconalestes'' contains the following species:
References
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Alestidae
Taxa named by Jacobus Johannes Hoedeman
Characiformes genera